I build systems and organisations for social and environmental change. All my work is focused on understanding the sectoral, organisational and social dynamics at play in solving complex social and environmental challenges. This requires a deep understanding of issues of ownership, governance, policy, entrepreneurship and finance in everything I do.

My past work includes

Better Nature

Founding Lead
2020-2022

Leading the development of Better Nature, a new-start organisation focused on political-economic rules change through civic mobilisation so that the rules governing humanity support, rather than destroy, nature.

A major UK law firm

Consultancy
2015-2019

Advising on their response to the climate and ecological emergency, leading to an initiative aimed at empowering individuals throughout the legal profession.

Marmalade

Convenor
2010 - 2015

I established Marmalade, the participant-led fringe to the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship.

Planet Tracker & Fish Tracker

Project Lead
2009-2010

Project lead for Planet Tracker and Fish Tracker, transposing the Carbon Tracker methodology to soft commodities.

Ashoka UK

Executice director
2006 - 2010

I was the founding director of Ashoka in the UK, the world’s leading network for social entrepreneurs. While in post I raised in excess of $5 million and supported more than 150 international social entrepreneurs working across over 35 countries.

London CRN

Founding CEO
2000 - 2006

I established and grew the organisation to 18 staff members, was part of a team that secured and distributed £100 million for community waste projects across the UK, supported social enterprises to secure nine large-scale public sector contracts totalling more than £35 million annual t/o; and led the start-up of six new Community Recycling providers, each with year one turnovers of between £600,000 and £1million.

Education

I have an M.A from the Tavistock Centre in “Consulting and leading in organisations: psychodynamic and systemic approaches”.