A consultant and adviser to government and third sector organisations in policy, strategy and service improvement, I specialise in sustainable development and public health. I also draw on my wider experience in economic development and employment, cultural services, learning and skills, and the legal and advice sectors. I work independently and in collaboration with other consultants and agencies.

In November 2008, I was appointed a non-executive director of City & Hackney Primary Care Trust where I hold the environment and sustainability portfolio. I am also the Trust's "Design Champion" and a member of the Risk Management Committee.

At the London Health Commission (LHC), I devised "Sustainable Local Economies for Health", a unique evidence base and strategic planning framework adopted by the London Development Agency, local authorities and NHS organisations. I am now developing this thinking in relation to social care. I am also the co-author with David Coats of "Healthy Work, Productive Workplaces: Why the UK Needs More Good Jobs” (LHC and Work Foundation 2005).

Before moving into public policy, I worked in book publishing and was, for several years, a commissioning editor at Cambridge University Press.

I am a trustee of Equinox, a specialist social care organisation providing residential and community services for people with alcohol, drug and mental health problems. I am a member of the UK Sustainable Development Commission’s national advisory panel and a Fellow of the RSA.

Major roles and assignments include: • Department of Health/Social Care Institute for Excellence. Instigated and now leading innovative policy and development programme testing and promoting sustainable development approach to social care. • Tower Hamlets Primary Care Trust. Scoping and developing contribution of health literacy to community employment outcomes. • London Libraries Development Agency. Interim Director. Strategic review and change management for joint local authority venture. • Museums, Libraries & Archives Council. Head of Policy Development Team, promoting sustainability, access and inclusion through service improvement and infrastructure planning. • London Development Agency. Specialist Advisor to Board’s Health and Sustainability Advisory Group. Advised on 2012 Olympics, Food Strategy, Regional Economic Strategy etc. • London Health Commission. Set up and led research and development programme promoting health and sustainability through employment and economic development eg EU-funded support for small business; health and sustainability framework for Croydon’s £77m Local Enterprise Growth Initiative. • Legal Services Commission. Planned and oversaw strategic co-ordination of civil legal aid policy reform and delivery. Led team awarded central government Beacon status for partnership-working.