Andrew Wallis OBE is a systems leader working at the intersection of modern slavery, economics and governance. As the founder and CEO of Unseen, he has helped redefine how the UK responds to exploitation, building practical infrastructure for survivor protection while shaping the policy and market conditions that allow exploitation to persist in the first place.

Under Andrew’s leadership, Unseen operates the UK’s Modern Slavery and Exploitation Helpline, now a core component of the national response, and works with businesses, regulators and public bodies to redesign supply chains, incentives and accountability frameworks so that exploitation becomes harder to hide and less profitable to sustain. His approach is deliberately pragmatic: protect people now, fix the system next, and make yourself redundant in the process.

Andrew is a trusted adviser to boards, governments and global firms, including through the Competent Boards programme and Tech Against Trafficking, and he co-chaired the UK Home Office’s Modern Slavery Engagement Forum. He also played a central role in the development of the UK Modern Slavery Act, work recognised with the award of an OBE.