Will oversees key educational and programmatic elements of Preserving Legacies, including climate and heritage literacy and adapting risk assessment methodologies to diverse sites and places. He is an archeologist with a focus on island cultures, and heritage management specialist working at the intersection of climate change and cultural heritage. He firmly believes in the power of heritage as an enabler for meaningful and sustainable climate action. He is currently a focal point for climate change at the International Council of Monuments and Sites and head of its Climate Action Working Group. He teaches at Queen's University in Belfast, Northern Ireland, where he lives with his family. He has been involved in a range of projects exploring themes of climate communication, vulnerability assessment, and integrating culture into climate policy. He remains an active field archeologist with a project in the Shetland Islands exploring culture and identity on the margins of the European Neolithic. He is a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Lond and the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.