Welcome!

I am a non-profit manager based in London, UK. I have worked across a range of fields, mostly in small NGOs and start-ups, in roles covering strategy, operations and fundraising. 

As of April 2021 I am CEO of the Fairness Foundation. Before that I was (in reverse order) interim COO at Global Witness, Director of Operations at the Tax Justice Network (and Founder and Chair of Tax Justice UK), and Director of Strategy and Development at Development Media International. I have also run a startup in Kenya and worked for the UK Government (Cabinet Office, DFID and the Department of Health). 

A short version of my CV is available here. There is more detail further down this page. I'm also on LinkedIn.

Skills and experience

Strategy and organisation design: identifying needs and opportunities, objectives, impact and income models

External relations: representing organisations, building relationships, raising funds

Internal systems and processes: setting up or developing organisational infrastructure

Project and people management: building teams; launching, leading, delivering projects

Profile

Skills

Experience

Founding CEO, Fairness Foundation (2021 -)


Interim Chief Operating Officer, Global Witness (2020 - 2021)

Global Witness protects human rights and the environment by confronting corruption and challenging the systems that enable it, carrying out hard-hitting investigations and campaigning for change. It employs 95 people in London, Washington DC and Brussels and has an annual budget of £10m, mostly from foundations and bilateral funders.

Key responsibilities

Key achievements


Freelance Consultant (2020)


Director of Operations, Tax Justice Network (2017 – 2020) 

TJN is the leading research and advocacy organisation working on global tax policy and financial regulation, with a focus on reducing tax avoidance, restoring democratic control of tax policy and building more equal societies. 

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Key achievements 


Director of Strategy & Development, Development Media International (2011 – 2017) 

DMI is a British NGO that runs evidence-based mass media campaigns to change behaviours in developing countries. 

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Key achievements 


Co-Founder and Director, Skills Venture (2007 – 2011) 


Director, Baringo Consulting (2007 – 2011) 


Fast Stream Civil Servant, UK Government (2004 – 2007) 

Department for International Development (2006 – 2007) 

Department of Health (2004 – 2006) 


Graduate Intern, Charities Advisory Trust (2001 – 2004) 

Board positions

Executive Director, Tax Justice Network (2019 - 2020)


Founder and Chair, Tax Justice UK (2017 - 2023)


Trustee, Future Men (2014 – 2019)


Trustee, Gemin-i.org (2010 – 2012)


Co-Founder and Chair of Trustees, Harambee Schools Kenya (1999 – 2012)    

Education