Founder and Director

Richard Stoate

A public service entrepreneur, with a track record of applying commercial business tools & techniques to 20+ public bodies over the past 15 years.

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Formerly Somerset County Council, Gloucestershire County Council, Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.

Founder and Director

Sarah Phipps

Former Director & Chief Officer public servant with significant & senior experience in children’s services & programme management.

Formerly NHS, Children’s Food Trust, Leeds City Council, Sunderland City Council, Birmingham City Council.

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Associate Expert - Commissioning

Brianne Thomas

An experienced leader in strategic commissioning, with a comprehensive understanding of local needs & aspirations in children’s services.

Formerly SkillUK, Birmingham City Council.

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Associate Expert - Supply Chain & Procurement

Catherine Moore

Expert in procurement, supply chain, commissioning, & contracts at the intersection between public and private services.

Formerly Network Rail, Severn Trent, Carillion, Birmingham City Council.

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Associate Expert - Local Authority Finance

Barry Scarr

Strategic Director and consultant, specialising in managing central and customer facing directorates – supporting organisations to optimise financial strategy and value for money.

Formerly DCLG, Liverpool City Council, London Borough Councils.

Associate Expert - Children's Social Care

Cath Thomas

Local authority senior manager with 15 years’ experience in statutory children’s social work – in safeguarding, the Public Law outline, permanence and adoption, and Independent Review.

Formerly Herefordshire Council, BCP Council.

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Associate Expert - Public Health

Clair Harris

Dynamic health expert working across commissioning, service design, system, and data in health care.

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Formerly DHSC, Birmingham City Council, NHS Brighton Clinical Commissioning Group.
 

Associate Expert - Children's Social Care

Gill Cox

Qualified social worker and seasoned leader of public services, Gill has worked as a service improvement manager, head of service for looked-after children, and in operational leadership.

Formerly Herefordshire Council, Monmouthshire Council, M&T Youth Offending Service.

Associate Expert - Home to School Transport

Jennie Lucas

A national expert in SEND and Home to School Transport, Jennie has consulted with 10+ local authorities to improve children's transport.

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Formerly Dorset County Council, Birmingham City Council, Ealing Council.
 

Associate Expert - Public Health

Peter Featherstone

A high-performing senior manager with a long and varied experience including local government and NHS – focussed on alternative delivery, service redesign, and performance improvement.

Formerly Essex County Council, Dudley NHS Trust, Shropshire NHS Trust.

Associate Expert - Education & SEND

Sharon Muldoon

With a director-level background, Sharon is a seasoned leader with a track record of spearheaded transformative initiatives across multiple local authorities.

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Formerly Plymouth City Council, BCP Council, Northamptonshire County Council.

Associate Expert - Children's Services ICT

Will Lewis

Board-level systems leader for NHS, local government, not-for-profit, and social enterprise. Proven at delivering digital and IT strategies, tools, and intelligence.

Formerly Northamptonshire Children's Trust, Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster City Council.