Team type: Trustees
James Dawson
James was first elected to Erewash Borough Council in Derbyshire in 2011 representing the Awsworth Road Ward, Becoming Leader of the Opposition & Shadow Lead Member for Strategic Lead and Policy in 2015. James became Leader of the Council after taking control following the Local Elections in 2023 James has been a member of the […]
Dr Catherine Howe
Dr Catherine Howe is the Chair of the Centre for Governance and Scrutiny and is an expert in digital innovation, focusing on the area of digital democracy and social change. She has a background which connects together technology, community and social change and has worked across a number of different sectors. She was CEO of […]
Juliet Baker
Juliet is a Business Strategy and Operations professional with a track record of driving successful strategic programs across multiple geographies. She leverages on her skills in creative problem solving, focusing on connecting the dots between data, insights, processes, and people to drive customer-centric solutions and positive outcomes that are sustainable and profitable. She has over […]
Radhika Vaidya-Sahdev
Radhika has been a management consultant within financial services, currently works at Mastercard and is an expert in the payments sector. Over the last decade, Radhika has held several leadership positions within Mastercard, gaining robust experience across multiple geographies (she joined as the Head of Strategy for the Middle East & Africa), products and services […]
Andrew Burns
Andrew Burns is an Associate Director of CIPFA, previously he was President of the organisation in 2017/18. He was also a former Chairman of the Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB). Until December 2018, he was the Director of Finance and Resources for Staffordshire County Council (SCC) with strategic responsibility for Finance, IT, Digital, Property, […]
Dr Jonathan Carr-West
Dr Jonathan Carr-West has been Chief Executive of the Local Government Information Unit (LGiU) since February 2013 where he leads on all aspects of the think tank’s policy, membership and influencing work. With over 15 years’ experience, Jonathan is a leading national expert on local government transformation, local democracy and public services. Some of his […]
Helen Bailey
Helen Bailey is the Chief Executive of the London Borough of Sutton. She has held Chief Executive roles in the London Borough of Islington and in North Somerset. She is also Director of the Leadership Centre in Local Government. Helen has experience in central and London government, having been a senior treasury official and has […]