I am currently executive director of The Chancery Lane Project, which helps organisations use the power of legal documents and processes to take climate action. Since it was established in 2019 I have led all aspects of the organisation’s development.

Law is 1% of the global economy. It governs the other 99% through contracts. 100% of those contracts contain emissions. By transforming how lawyers write contracts we are aligning economic activity, globally, with a green, fair and inclusive world. Our work to rewire the contracts used by multinational companies has led to the climate alignment of billions of dollars of commercial activity with a decarbonised economy.

My past work includes

A major UK law firm

Consultancy
2018

I worked with a major UK law firm to develop their response to the climate and ecological emergency.

Better Nature

Founding Lead
2017-2019

I led 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.

Planet Tracker & Fish Tracker

Project Lead
2016-2018

I was project lead for Planet Tracker and Fish Tracker, transposing the Carbon Tracker methodology to soft commodities.

Social investment advisory

Independent consultant
2012-2016

I helped a broad range of organisations across the community business sector to develop social investment funds and associated advisory services.

Shared Assets

Co-lead in development
2012-2013

I helped establish Shared Assets, an organisation championing new models of ownership and governance related to land-use, and urban and rural regeneration.

SOCAP

Creative director
2011-2012

I was creative director for Social Capital Markets, the world’s foremost impact investing conference, based in San Francisco.

Independent consultant

2010-2019

I supported a broad range of organisations, in the UK, Europe, Asia, the Carribean and Latin America, to develop strategies, projects and new organisations tackling social and environmental challenges.

Marmalade

Convenor
2010-2015

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

Ashoka UK

Executive director
2006-2010

I was the founding director of Ashoka in the UK, the world’s leading network for social entrepreneurs, supporting more than 150 international social entrepreneurs working across over 35 countries.

London CRN

Founding CEO
2000-2006

I established London CRN as a provider of support and incubation services to the community waste sector, growing the organisation to 18 staff, and was part of a team that secured and distributed £90 million of funding across the UK.

Greenwich CDA

Development manager
1998-2001

I supported the development of a broad range of cooperatives and social enterprises in South East London.

Community organiser

1992-1998

I cut my teeth developing housing cooperatives and environmental campaigns across the UK.

Education

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