EXPERIENCES and Current Projects

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Business Partnerships Manager who individually raised 6 to 7 figures in philanthropic income to support scholarships, research, and student engagement/entrepreneurship with corporates, foreign governments, and multilateral development banks including Santander, Inter-American Development Bank, Ernst & Young, Mastercard Centre for Inclusive Growth and Standard Bank (South Africa). 

First Senior Global Partnerships hire responsible for establishing the function by securing partnerships with Chatham House,  London Tech Week, The Prince's Trust, The Lloyd’s British Business Excellence Awards for the support of curriculum co-design, research, and student engagement.  Pioneered the first curriculum co-design partnership for the International Management MSc programme with ReD Associates on sensemaking. 

Co-established a pedagogy research centre on the future of business education, in association with Alpha Phronesis, alongside the Vice-Dean of Education Professor Sally Everett.   Developed and delivered 3 successful initiatives/projects - Authentic Assessments Workshop, Societal Impact of Business Education Workshop, and AI and EDI Webinar, as proof of concept of value to King’s Business School and external stakeholders by the Centre. Provided strategic advice and support to position I-LEAD ready for philanthropic gifts. These activities contributed to the centre successfully securing philanthropic funding of £300k.

Co-developed a corporate and NPO engagement strategy for Dr. Gabriela Gutierrez Huerter (co-author) on the adoption of the new British Standard to measure her research impact for Research Excellence Framework 

(REF) 2029. Developed and delivered a series of roundtables with senior leaders from Landmark Chambers, CCLA Investment Management,  The Anti-Slavery Collective, Multiplex Construction Europe and ERG International UK.

Board Member and Philanthropy Advisor for an African-based, global resource organisation that accompanies, nurtures and networks the next generation of peace activist and civil leaders. 

Partnerships Advisor for a New York-based not-for-profit that facilitates thoughtful fiscal sponsorship and institutional development for African organisations.