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Self-employed, October 2022-Present

• Worked with leading mental health agency CEO to develop Davos 2025 Mental Health House idea and funder pitch.

• Partnered with UNESCO Biosphere The Living Coast, U of Brighton, Fabrica Gallery as artist in residence, demonstrating the potential of art as a vehicle to bring nature and science into the community’s consciousness.

• Fundraised £20,000 to bring Regenerative Mind podcast series to life, reaching 40,000+ listeners with regenerative practitioners’ stories that showcased the importance of mindset in systems-change.

• Transformed finance community’s perspectives toward climate and biodiversity solutions through 3-day immersive learning journey hosted at 42 Acres, and keynote on regenerative principles at next gen philanthropists’ convening.

• Deliver two cutting-edge masterclasses as a circular economy and food systems expert with Future Food Movement

2020-Present

• Weaving movement, meditation, and breath work to activate unseen human potential. Focusing on developing change agents' inner capacities.

• Teach 1Giant Mind 3-day learn to meditate courses.

Lead, Food initiative
2018-March 2022

• Developed and led global food systems transformation programme, securing £3.6 million for initial 3-year demonstration phase and later, £1.25 million for The Big Food Redesign Challenge that continues to scale action.

• Member of EMF Leadership team shaping organisation-wide strategy, advised CEO in shaping regeneration, climate, and biodiversity strategies.

• Led relationships with key stakeholders, including: Advisory Board, funders, city network, and strategic partners.

• Co-authored two innovative thought leadership reports, which laid out actionable visions for futures where food is a climate and biodiversity solution, backed by robust analytical evidence.

• Collaborated with Comms to execute global audience engagement strategy; served as the spokesperson.

• Recruited 11 team members internationally and created world-class team culture of high-performance and integrity.

• Responsible for programme finances, processes and procedures, risk monitoring, and funder / trustee reporting.

March - October 2022 (Latin America)

• Learned from indigenous peoples while conducting research on ecosystem projects and natural textile dyeing.

Consultant, Strategy & Operations, 2015-March 2018 (Boston, USA)

• Co-founded internal sustainability programme to cut carbon emissions, which continues to run across the USA.

• Worked on Monitor Institute’s Collective Action thought leadership during initial framework development.

• Developed annual impact report for Gates Foundation and Deloitte US social impact business.

• Honed data analysis, presentation, and project management skills whilst working on a range of projects to improve operations of public sector, higher education, finance, and social impact clients.

Marketing / US Government Relations Intern
Summer 2013 (Maine, USA)

• Assessed economic impact of national preserves to support lobbying efforts DC for government funding.

• Supported Nature is ME campaign throughout state of Maine