Heashot Allison Zelkowitz, Director of the Center for Utilizing Behavioral Insights for Children (CUBIC)
Allison Zelkowitz
Director of the Center for Utilizing Behavioral Insights for Children (CUBIC)
Allison Zelkowitz is the Founder and Director of the Center for Utilizing Behavioral Insights for Children (CUBIC). Launched by Save the Children in 2020, CUBIC is the world’s first applied behavioral science team focused on the rights and welfare of underserved children.
Previously, she served as Save the Children’s Country Director in Thailand and Lebanon and has held a variety of leadership roles across the organization since joining in 2008.
She brings more than 20 years of international experience in humanitarian response, development, and applying behavioral science in the Global South—with work spanning Indonesia, Pakistan, Thailand, Lebanon, Uganda, and other countries. Allison has a proven track record in organizational leadership, program development, project implementation, and quality improvement.
She holds a master’s degree in international relations and Pacific studies from the University of California San Diego, and a bachelor’s degree in theater and English from Bowdoin College. She is a parent of two and is currently based in Kenya.