Abigail Wilson has spent the past 25 years working with communities across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, helping them build brighter, more resilient futures. Through her work with organizations like Save the Children, IFES and FHI 360, she has seen firsthand how the lack of electricity can limit lives—how families have no escape from extreme heat, and how medical clinics go dark when they’re needed most.

Those experiences inspired Abigail to co-found SunRoots, a nonprofit dedicated to bringing clean, reliable solar power to communities on the frontlines of climate change. She believes that access to energy is more than a technical solution—it is a lifeline that supports health, education, and opportunity.

Abigail holds a master’s degree in French and Sustainable Development and lives in Washington, DC.