I lead the philanthropic giving of the Howden Foundation; an independent charity funded by global insurance group, Howden.In my role, I am responsible for leading the work of the Howden Foundation including the management of all grant making, operations, governance, finance and employee engagement.Achievements: - Delivered a strategic review of the Foundation including grant making strategy and processes.- Launched a new 5 year strategy with a mission to build climate resilience for disproportionately affected communities around the world. - Developed new grant partnerships with a number of high impact international organisations. - Redesigned grant application, partner selection, monitoring and evaluation processes.- Created the Foundation's People First Fund; a Fund that supports the charitable interests of Howden employees around the world. - Awarded over £3m in grants and donations since 2022.

Director of private investment company

The Maitri Trust facilitates the philanthropic giving of Stewart Investors.Through its work, it seeks to improve the quality of government education in South Africa and India to improve outcomes for all children. In 2021, Maitri awarded over £4m in grants and donations. Whilst at Maitri, I was responsible for a number of international grant partnerships as well as supporting day to day operations, employee engagement and the development of external networks particularly in South Africa where I spent 8 months on secondment.

Investor Relations Director

Investor Relations Manager