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Amsterdam, Nh, Nl

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Amsterdam

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Worked with CEO of venture incubator on public policy research project- Designed and conducted a programme of research into public policy issues - Developed and tested new methods of carrying out opinion polling

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Led and executed large-scale strategy and transformation projects, in collaboration with senior leadership teams, across a range of organisations and industries. Project experience included: - Leading joint BCG-client teams to design new Agile organisations for financial services clients - Setting up and running programme management for a multi-billion integration of two large insurers - Defining the business plan for a new public-sector entity - Analysing market attractiveness, growth prospects and competitive positioning of targets for private equity clients - Comprehensive strategic review and M&A search for a market-leading firm - Pro bono strategy adviser to startups pursuing social impact / sustainability goals

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Reporting to the COO, worked across Mercer’s business in the Netherlands to deliver change projects. - Member of core team leading a large transformation programme for the Dutch business - Managed operational projects to improve data for internal decision-making and to relocate workstreams to optimise costs - Contributed to European government relations and policy work

London, United Kingdom

Led a team of policy advisors with responsibility for policy on UK public pension spending (approx. £40bn p.a.). - Developed and delivered a new pension system for the UK public sector - Provided strategic analysis and briefings for Government ministers on all aspects of pensions policy - Supported Treasury Ministers to ensure the successful passage of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 through Parliament - Managed HM Treasury’s relationship with pension stakeholders inside and outside government

London, United Kingdom

Policy lead for reforms to disability benefits with an annual spend of £12bn p.a. - Responsible for developing, analysing and evaluating options for welfare policy reform - Led Spending Review negotiations for UK Equalities department (£60m p.a.)

London

Used quantitative analysis to produce insights on crime and re-offending in the UK. - Led the development of new statistical models to measure the Government’s progress in reducing re-offending - Conducted analysis on large datasets using SQL and a range of statistical techniques

Politics, Philosophy And Economics

Social Policy (Research) Msc