Projects
2024
Helen Hamlyn Trust - research and evaluation advice
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - strategic work with Board and Executive team
Rambert - business case
Arts Council England - review of need for skills body in the arts
London International Festival of Theatre - evaluation of LIFT24
East Bank - review of monitoring and evaluation strategy
Talawa Theatre - five-year strategic plan
South Bank Centre - strategic work with Board and Executive team
The National Theatre – organisation review and organisation development programme
2023
Sadler’s Wells – strategic work on Sadler’s Wells East (and 2024)
Talawa Theatre – strategic work with Board and Executive team
The Lowry – review of business model and strategic framework
2022
Barbican Centre – strategic framework development
Somerset House – talent pipeline programme strategy (and 2023 and 2024)
Creative & Cultural Skills - organisation review, organisation strategy, interim leadership (and 2023)
2021
Adrian Ellis Associates – specialist advisor on Philanthropy in Culture Survey for Arts Council England
Gallery of Living History – feasibility work, case for support
Sadler’s Wells – strategic review, funding application, business plan
National Art Library – strategy development and organisation review
City of Westminster and other stakeholders – development of vision, values and identity for Strand Aldwych, partnership work on curation and activation strategy
Global Cultural Districts Network - value framework and advocacy tool
V&A – organisation review of Collections division
East Bank – funding bid
2020
Institute of Imagination – strategic review
2019
Frontier Economics – specialist advisor on review of evidence on the relationship between subsidising arts, museums and heritage and UK productivity for DCMS
2018
Clore Leadership Programme – evaluation of Emerging Leaders programme
2017
Arts Council England – advice on development of Let’s Create
Clore Leadership Programme – overall programme strategy
Siobhan Davies Dance and Independent Dance – review of funding bid
2016
Clore Duffield Foundation – evaluation of Clore Leadership Fellowship programme (and update in 2018)
University of the Arts London - as Director of Transformation (2016 - 2020) I led the change programme associated with London College of Fashion’s move from six sites to one at East Bank, the new cultural destination on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. I worked across the East Bank partnership to develop the first monitoring and evaluation strategy for East Bank
Tate – Barangaroo Cultural Strategy
Atlas Arts – organisation review
2015
Tate – international strategy
Birmingham Museums Trust and Birmingham City Council – independent review of framework supporting relationship between Museums Trust and City Council
Atlas Arts – Board strategy review
Arts Council England – review of cultural provision for early years children
Thomas Frederick Willetts Foundation – feasibility study for new arts centre
Hertford Town Council – feasibility study for new arts centre
Arts Council England – review of strategic and operational risks and opportunities facing the Acquisitions, Exports, Loans and Collections Unit
Arts Council England – comparative review of evidence of the impact of various literary engagement schemes for children and young people
2014
Siobhan Davies Dance – review of business plan
National Museum of Oman – development of suite of operating policies
Reading Agency – review of business plan and funding bid
Arts Council England – review of National Foundation for Youth Music
Various organisations – review of funding bids
Arts Council England – review of cultural and music education work
2012
Sydney Opera House – development of 5-year strategy, corporate planning
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia – organisation review and interim leadership (and 2013)
2011
Arts Council England - as Programme Director, Organisation Development, I led the adoption of responsibilities for museums and libraries by Arts Council England following the abolition of the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, including the transfer of programmes and over 100 staff
2009
Tate – development of future vision for Tate Modern’s programme
2007
Arts Council England - as Director of Strategy (2007 - 2011), I led the development of the first ten-year strategic framework for the Arts in England, and I also co-led the Arts Strategy Department of the National Office
2001
Concordia Foundation – fundraising strategy
2000
Whitechapel Art Gallery – fundraising review for Whitechapel library project
1999
Tavistock Clinic Foundation – fundraising strategy
Winchester Theatre Royal – fundraising strategy review
Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts – fundraising strategy review
1996
Tate - as Campaigns Officer (1996 - 1999) I was one of the team that raised £56m towards Tate Modern and the Tate Britain Centenary Development. As Business Strategy Executive (2000) I supported the development of an integrated approach to income generation at Tate. As Head of Policy and Planning/Head of the Director’s Office (2000 - 2007), I took responsibility for governance, planning, policy development, external relations and administration for the Director and Chair of Tate