Co-Founder of non-profit transforming local commercial food and biodegradable waste in to compost. We also deliver educational experiences on the power of microbes, rethinking death and decay, composting techniques as well as our relationship to soil, climate crisis and social justice.

Consulting on global scale DE&I projects and programmes e.g. DE&I strategy and action planning, Inclusive Leadership, Employee Network incubation and coaching, demographic data capture and evidence-based action planning, systems change, mediating employee conflict resolution.

Led the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Sustainability strategy in partnership with senior stakeholders across all locations; Sweden, Norway, France, UK & Germany. - Overall responsibility and accountability for developing and implementing the global DEI&S strategy.- Reporting directly to the CPO & CFO, with regular reporting to the Senior Leadership Team, and working in collaboration with the business and People Team.- Created and implemented annual and multi-year DEI&S work plans.- Evolved plans to meet new business critical scenarios and legislative or regulatory changes.- Utilised participatory approaches to actively engage staff- Mediated DEI related employee conflict resolution- Coached senior leaders on DEI best practice and inclusive leadership- Developed the case for stronger demographic data capture to inform evidence-based response and strategy - Implemented set of DEI Performance metrics for leaders, monitored and reported on results- Oversaw external reporting on DEI&S progress to ensure accountability and meet regulatory requirements- Developed and delivered DEI training, awareness building, and other events which were highly commended by attendees- Managed, mentored and coached staff to be DEI&S ambassadors- Collaborated with Procurement team to select diverse suppliers for key contracts

Refinitiv was acquired by LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) in Feb 2021. Following the acquisition I led the amalgamation of the two sets of heritage Employee Networks, each at different stages of maturity. Working closely with all 15 Networks I was delighted to coach them through appointing new leadership teams, redefining their purpose, re-contracting with their members and stepping up their planning, engagement and ambitions. Key achievements include:- 3 month leadership induction programme design and delivery- Leadership coaching to find purpose, plan and strategy for network and budget requests- Leadership coaching to best engage their Exec sponsor and drive membership engagement- All Networks relaunching together- Excellent feedback from Network Leaders and senior stakeholders on success of the amalgamation and value of the transformation process

Driving full hiring cycle reform to address structural and systemic inequities across all protected characteristics but with particular emphasis on race and gender. Key projects include:- Leading the co-creation of a robust TA D&I strategy incorporating the latest evidence based best practice.- Leading and co-creating candidate demographic monitoring questions and onward use of data to drive laser focused action and improvements.- Designing and delivering progressive and disruptive training in class and remotely to global TA teams. - Overhauling assessment practice and training to improve equity.- Numerous research projects and exec reports in to global talent availability and strategy. - Exec level comms, storytelling and presentations to influence and secure buy-in.- TA systems implementations, driving adoption and process improvements.

Key achievements include:- Creating an interim and inclusive EVP and the associated TA training.- Ensuring brand compliance through TA systems separations from Thomson Reuters.- Selection of a brand agency for the new EVP

Strategic programme management for EMEA and global emerging markets for key HR & DEI projects. • Analysis and consultation to inform global talent strategy.• Managing vendors and ensuring high quality service delivery. • Campaign management for rebranding of Early in Career talent programme. • Directing EMEA wide talent research projects. • Building exec ‘storytelling’ toolkits and executions around strategic HR initiatives.

Whilst working 4 days a week at CAT I also built a house and an online community. @LittleWelshHouseBuild offered free sustainable self-building skill sharing, confidence building and inspirational experiences challenging stereotypes and exclusion within the home building sector on a ‘world’s first’ eco-house building project. Featured on BBC TV, Radio and in associated press.

Led the department through a period of rapid change to be recognized as a training provider of choice for UK and international students seeking premium adult education in sustainability. Key achievements include:• Embedded DEI practices in to department strategy and ways of working• Market benchmarking and data analysis leading to rationalisation of failing courses and innovation of new courses. • Increased revenue 220% and participants from c.450 pa to +850 pa with no financial investment. • Successful implementation of continuous improvement programme including overhaul of process, brand and offering. • Partnership and coaching of CAT marketing department to understand audience grouping and deliver adaptive messaging for campaigns and promotions.• Linking to @LittleWelshHouseBuild project and national media coverage to promote courses and generate positive PR for CAT at no cost. • Supplier and tutor selection, management and quality assurance.• Customer experience improvement – digital and in person

• Director of D&I Community Engagement Connections to drive progress and enable breakthrough discussions (built community to +200 subscribers). This scheme led and supported a landslide of sub-projects transforming the culture of the business.• Championed and enabled the formation and growth of numerous new employee networks as part of an employee engagement strategy to change how employees related to diversity, equity and inclusion. • Created and evolved business cases to win the hearts and minds of employees and leaders. • Established strong partnerships with partner and advisory organisations to formulate a 3 year D&I strategy. • Chief advisor to talent acquisition on brand and social media. • Vendor selection and assessment.• Creator of 'It starts with a spark' programme to inspire and enable women in to tech careers. • Author of Exec keynote speeches/awards/reports including National Diversity Awards ceremonies 2013 & 2014, Times Top 50 Employers for Women submission which successfully achieved list status 2013 & 2014 and UK MD’s Foreword for All Party Parliamentary Group report on the UK female executive pipeline. • Directed over 30 events and participation in many more positioning Microsoft as an employer of choice.

Selected for AMS’ Global Innovation Lab, a think-tank of just 8 people chosen via psychometric testing from all global employeess.Programme Manager | Microsoft | Aug 2010 – Jun 2011 • Led programme of continuous improvement and training to deliver more inclusive hiring, greater efficiency and higher quality of service – required key stakeholder management, business and systems process improvements and exceptional change management.• Game changing social media strategy and deployment • Leading innovation in design and service – e.g. Redesign of Grad Assessment Centre and Offers process to make best use of tech, improve speed of delivery and delight the customer.Process Consultant | Microsoft, RSA & Zurich Insurance | Mar 2009 - Jul 2010 All 3 implementation projects required strong stakeholder management, change management re-engineering including compliance, best practice, internal comms and employee engagement. Continuous Improvement Programme Lead | Vodafone Global | Mar 2008 - Apr 2010 Vodafone awarded their annual supplier CSR Award on the basis of 3 projects I delivered: AMS' first submission to the Carbon Disclosure Report in 2009 – project management, research, creation of methodology, data collation for 10+ global offices, analysis, report compilation and Director sign off in just 4 weeks.  Creation and implementation of Supplier CSR Risk Management Framework  Creation and implementation of GAP Analysis tool for SA8000 Labour standards. Principal Resourcing Business Partner | Vodafone DE | Mar 2007 - Mar 2008 Parachuted in to fix failing service. Re-engineered processes to be more inclusive and effective, established trust and commitment with key stakeholders, implemented staff get well plan including performance management. Resourcing Business Partner | Vodafone UK | Sep 2004 – Mar 2007 Business development – expanded from one business unit across all in just 12 months, subsequently expanded to Germany and then Vodafone Global.