Institution of Engineering and TechnologySenior Policy Advisor
Jan. 2012 - Feb. 2014Stevenage, United Kingdom•Project managed the introduction of fund raising from corporates and high net worth individuals for the IET, which involved working at CEO and director level across all internal departments in the organisation, and managing the interaction with the appointed consultants. •Formed an ecosystem of partners (including Accenture, BT, IBM, Grantham Institute) to bid for £3m of research funding from the Energy Technology Institute to analyse consumer behaviours in the reduction of energy usage in the home.
•Worked with appropriate internal committees, boards and steering groups to review and manage the on-going development of hot topics, from identification, through approval and strategy development, to maintenance and closure
•Built and maintained a network of contacts internally, with partners and more broadly externally, to draw upon both for inputs and as an audience for activities