A highly effective director and change leader with a strong entrepreneurial bent working within Public, Private and now the Third sector. Successful in delivering significant outcomes for more than twenty-five years. Areas of deep expertise•Development of strategy and organisational capability•Service delivery and benefits capture• Development of an organisation’s theory of change •Grant and investment evaluation and evidence based assessment•Corporate governance and risk management •Programme design and management•Developing others’ expertise and confidence •Persuasive communication including “translation” for different groups•Creation from scratch and deep change management•Leadership cohesion and clarity