Gavin Allwright is the founding Secretary General of the International Windship Association (IWSA), established in 2014. and continues in this elected post today. He heads the IWSA delegation at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) it holds consultative status, along with sitting on the European Sustainable Shipping Forum. He is a non-executive board member for the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) and acts in an advisory capacity for numerous maritime projects and is on the Journal of Sailing Technology editorial board.
Gavin holds a Masters degree in Sustainable Development, specialising in small scale sustainable shipping in developing countries and is a visiting lecturer at a number of universities, including the UN World Maritime University.