Our People

Our People

Contributors

  • Rebecca Willis

    Rebecca Willis

    Rebecca Willis is an independent researcher. Her work focuses on environmental politics and policymaking at both a national and local level. Rebecca convenes Green Alliance’s Climate Leadership Programme for MPs,...

  • Martin Shaw

    Martin Shaw

    Martin Shaw is the Chief Executive of the Association of Financial Mutuals, a position he has held since its launch in January 2010. Martin works with the AFM Board to...

  • Peter Couchman

    Peter Couchman

    Peter is the Chief Executive of the Plunkett, which supports rural communities to take control of the services that matter to them through co-operative ownership. He joined Plunkett in 2009,...

  • Dr Ruth Yeoman MBA

    Dr Ruth Yeoman MBA

    Ruth Yeoman manages the research and education services of the Centre for Mutual and Employee-owned Business at the University of Oxford. She advises public and private sector organisations on the...

  • Len Wardle

    Len Wardle

    Len Wardle is Chair of The Co-operative Group, the UK’s largest mutual business, with a business model which differs radically from that of plcs. It is owned not by private...

  • Graeme Nuttall

    Graeme Nuttall

    Graeme Nuttall heads the Mutual and Employee Ownership team at the international law firm Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP. He has a particular interest in employee ownership and public service mutualisation....

  • Iain Hasdell

    Iain Hasdell

    Iain is the Chief Executive of the Employee Ownership Association – the leading body in the UK for businesses, whether of private sector or public service origin – that are...

  • Charlie Mayfield

    Charlie Mayfield

    Sir Charlie Mayfield has been Chairman of the John Lewis Partnership since 2007, and is also Chairman of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills. The John Lewis Partnership is...

  • Francis Maude MP

    Francis Maude MP

    Francis Maude is Minister for the Cabinet Office and Member of Parliament for Horsham, West Sussex. He leads on Public Sector Efficiency and Reform; UK Statistics; Civil Service issues; and...

  • Stephen Lock

    Stephen Lock

    Stephen is a former Research Assistant at ResPublica, working within the British Civic Life workstream, with research specialities in the history of political thought, legal affairs and the media. A...