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Chief Executive at LocatED.LocatED is a government-owned property company, responsible for buying and developing sites for new schools in England.In addition to site acquisition for new schools, LocatED:Delivers complex mixed-use developments in support of efficient and cost effective delivery of new schoolsActively manages the portfolio of properties owned by the Department for EducationIdentifies property for enhanced value, income generation opportunities or redevelopmentDisposes of properties that are surplus to requirementsProvides advice to the Department for Education and other bodies involved in education provision on property and site issuesProvides advice to multi-academy trusts and local authorities to improve the efficient use and management of their school estates.Previously and since 2011, a Board director of Cleanslate Limited, a residential development company covering London and the South East. Additionally, I successfully grew and led a niche programme and project management business - originally as part of Precept Programme Management and then with Navigant Consulting (which acquired Precept in 2006). I have worked on numerous PPP/PFI deals and specialise in government advisory work more generally. Also head of CSR for Cleanslate, and previously Head of CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) for Navigant Consulting Europe and a Trustee of the Navigant Consulting Foundation (a registered charity) with significant experience in setting up and executing CSR strategies for companies, regional offices and business units.Sectors and experience: education, residential development, regeneration, social care, PFI/PPP.

Listed skills include Public Sector, Program Management, Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Engagement, and 14 others.