John is a Founder Director of Rocket Science.  He heads the London team providing a range of research, consultancy and programme management services to clients across government, business and the voluntary sector, including grants management for a range of statutory and independent funders.  As a Trustee of London Funders, John has worked on The Way Ahead looking at the future of civil society support in London, and the development of London’s Giving.  A former Councillor in Tower Hamlets, John remains a non-executive Director of the award-winning social enterprise, Bikeworks CIC in Bethnal Green, where he is also a primary school governor.

Key skills:

• Organisation and service reviews
• Policy and strategy development
• Evaluation of programmes and projects
• Facilitation and partnership development

Specialisms:

• Grant making and social investment
• Business engagement in community economic development
• Local partnership development

Qualifications:

• BA, History, Cambridge University
• MA, History, University of Alabama.

 Little weaknesses:

• Cheese
• Trains
• Cricket