Helen is a leadership and inclusion advisor, bringing top credentials from business and academia infused with her authentic story.

Helen’s 30+ year career originates in policy analysis and implementation services for large government clients, spanning Europe, Asia and the US. She stood in senior executive teams for more than a decade as

• Vice President for eight-figure, high-growth P&Ls

• Managing director of the EU office

• Strategic lead for organisational transformation across two continents.

Often ‘the only woman in the room’ at senior levels, she has spearheaded DEI and cultural change initiatives, including

• Chairing a Gender-balanced Leadership Task Force to advance women’s careers

• Innovating a Cultural Broker Community to foster collaboration across 50+ nationalities and multiple offices.

Aged 50, Helen decided to ‘go back to school’ and study world-class thinking on individual and organisational psychology. She honed her ability to work with the hidden drivers of human behaviour and dynamics of organisational transformation

• Earning - with distinction - an Executive Master in Change from INSEAD business school

• Undertaking ground-breaking research on women’s sponsorship, which was recommended for public journals by INSEAD faculty.

Helen’s personal experiences - notably living through anorexia nervosa and abusive relationships in earlier years - have profoundly shaped her outlook, bringing deep empathy for others and the courage to carry on. She subtly weaves these insights into her work with clients, offering a profoundly authentic and impactful perspective on what it means to live, work and be human in leadership.