Our People

Creating a Good Economy

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An experienced, multi-disciplinary team committed to contributing to positive social change in the UK and internationally.


Our Founders

Sarah Forster
CEO and co-Founder

Sarah is CEO and Co-Founder of The Good Economy. She has worked at the forefront of finance for positive impact for more than 25 years, working in the fields of sustainable economic development, development finance, and impact measurement and management both internationally and in the UK.

Mark Hepworth
co-Founder and Director, Research and Policy

Mark is a multidisciplinary economist and entrepreneur whose international career spans academia, public policy and business consulting. Mark’s work over 30 years has focused on innovation and new paradigms for economic development. He directs The Good Economy’s research and policy work on inclusive and sustainable development.

Team

Ken Hart
Chief Financial Officer / Chief Operating Officer

Ken is The Good Economy’s CFO & COO. He brings 30 years of international experience across a wide range of professional services organisations within media and MedComs industries. He has worked in UK and abroad for both large listed groups and PE backed SMEs where his focus was on building high quality financial information for stakeholders, and supporting CEOs on all operational business issues.

Andy Smith
Head of Impact Services

Andy leads on impact services at The Good Economy, working with clients to design impact measurement and management systems and deliver independent impact reports. Andy also led the development of the Sustainability Reporting Standard criteria – now being used by over 100 housing providers and lenders.

Jessica Whitcutt
Head of Marketing Communications

Jessica joined The Good Economy in 2023 as Head of Marketing Communications. She is an accomplished corporate communications and reputation professional with 20+ years of experience in helping both major multinational firms and high growth businesses deliver bottom line performance through enhanced reputational capital.

Sam Monger
Head of PBII and Strategic Advisory

Sam is TGE’s Head of PBII and Strategic Advisory and brings 30 years of experience developing, reviewing and delivering investment solutions from both an advisory and investor/developer perspective.

Sam Waples
Head of Analytics

Sam is a multidisciplinary geographer and highly experienced specialist in data and spatial analysis. Sam has worked in university and business schools and commercial companies. His innovative work on data analytics is integral to TGE’s impact services, economic strategy consultancy and Good Jobs analysis.

Amy Ingham
Senior Consultant

Amy has over a decade’s experience in impact measurement and management in the UK and internationally. Most recently Amy led a performance improvement initiative for Homes England to support its new strategy. Amy has joined the Housing and Real Estate Social Impact team as a Senior Consultant.

Jenni Zietch
Senior Consultant

Jenni has over five years’ experience working across the impact investing spectrum with specialist expertise in impact measurement and management. As a Senior Consultant in impact services, she helps private equity, debt and venture capital clients understand, measure and improve their impact.

Mieke Hallyn
Senior Consultant

Mieke has a background in assessing the impact of charitable interventions on service users, as well as embedding high standards of data collection and management within growing organisations. She works primarily with our housing team, supporting clients to develop impact measurement and management systems, and driving best practices through collaborative projects.

Samantha Curtis
Senior Consultant

Samantha is a finance and impact professional with fifteen years of experience working in both asset management and impact investment industries in the UK and Kenya. Sam works with The Good Economy’s Global Funds clients, supporting them to improve and integrate their impact into reporting and decision-making.

Anna Haskins
Consultant

As a Consultant in impact services, Anna helps private equity and real asset clients understand, measure and improve their impact. She is passionate about the use of quality evidence to maximise positive social and environmental outcomes for local communities, and strongly advocates for transparency and accountability around investment decision making and impact performance.

Ben Rosoman
Consultant

Ben joined TGE having graduated with a first-class degree in International Development with Economics at the University of Bath. His degree also involved working at The Good Economy on a one-year student placement programme in 2017-18.

Larissa Kirkpatrick
Consultant

Larissa has experience working with private market investors and social enterprises focused on improving social outcomes in emerging and frontier economies. Larissa is a Consultant in The Good Economy’s impact verification and assurance team.

Adem Dervish
Impact Analyst

Adem recently joined TGE as an Impact Analyst after completing his MSc in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Management from King’s College London, and is expected to achieve a Distinction grade. This followed the achievement of a first-class undergraduate degree in Business and Management from the University of Reading.

Astrid Pedersen
Impact Analyst

Astrid joined TGE following her graduation from the London School of Economics and Political Science with an MSc in Political Science and Political Economy. Her previous roles focused on developing resources for research and impact evaluation, and summarising evaluations and other evidence into digestible materials for policy makers.

Charlie Denney
Impact Analyst

Charlie has a background in international development and experience in designing development impact bonds focused on improving learning outcomes in developing economies. Charlie provides analysis and research for TGE’s clients.

Isobel Tan
Impact Analyst

Isobel has a background in international development and economics and is currently undertaking a part-time Masters in Urban Planning. Her placement with TGE as part of her undergraduate degree fuelled an interest in people, places and economic development. 

Sakshi Chaudhary
Impact Analyst

Sakshi is an Impact Analyst at The Good Economy. She has experience in evaluating the social impact of community-led charitable interventions, specialising in research and analysis in the housing sector. Sakshi has a background in economics and public policy and works primarily within our housing team.

Emma Rush
Operations Manager and Executive Assistant to CEO

Emma provides executive support whilst managing the daily operational needs of the business.

Rupert Peach
Research and Project Management Assistant

Rupert joined The Good Economy as a Research and Project Management Assistant in August 2024 as part of a one-year placement programme whilst studying BSc Economics and Politics at the University of Bath.  

 

Lindsey Garvey
Finance Manager

Lindsey recently joined The Good Economy as our Finance Manager, bringing with her nearly 20 years of experience as a qualified chartered accountant.

Associates

Mark Hallett
Associate, Regeneration

Mark is a highly experienced regeneration and sustainability specialist. He holds several NED roles including two Local Authority Asset Backed Dev Co’s and a leading RSL, and sits on the Design Review Panel for the Design Commission for Wales. He also holds a number of Special Advisory roles with a variety of place-based impact investors and stakeholders.

Sophie Taysom
Associate, Built Environment and Health

Sophie is an associate at The Good Economy, with experience working in central government, business and academia. She is the founder of specialist ESG Consultancy Keyah Consulting, bringing expertise in ESG within the fields of real estate, health and the built environment.

Tamara Giltsoff
Associate, Natural Capital

Tamara is strategist and innovator in Climate, Nature based Solutions, Regenerative Agriculture Transitions and Innovative Finance.

Vivienne King
Associate, Commercial Real Estate

Vivienne has worked in leadership positions in real estate for more than 30 years, including leadership of ESG strategy, spearheading innovation in social and environmental strategy in real estate.

Paul Stanworth
Chair of the Board

Paul serves as Chair of the Board of Directors at The Good Economy alongside his other roles of Group Chief Investment Officer at Momentum Re and member of the Investment Committee at Lloyds. He also co-led the Place Based Impact Investing (PBII) Project, a collaboration between The Good Economy, the Impact Investing Institute and Pensions for Purpose, that aims to mobilise greater flows of institutional investment for more inclusive and sustainable development across the UK and provides strategic direction to the business.

John-Paul Preston
Non-Executive Director

John-Paul is a trusted adviser to, and commercial negotiator for, entrepreneurs, private equity firms and listed companies. He previously held the post of Chief Operating Officer at Gresham House plc and prior to that, Investment Director and General Counsel at LDC.

Susan Hickey
Non-executive Director

Susan advises on strategies to influence flows of capital to social and affordable housing, including TGE’s work to enhance ESG and impact measurement and reporting for investors and housing associations. She has over 25 years of leadership in senior finance roles, including 10 years as CFO at Peabody Trust and now combines executive project work with several non-executive roles.

Isabelle Irani
Observer

Isabelle is the Co-Founder of Sumerian Partners, an impact investment firm that enables early-stage social enterprises to achieve viable growth and impact in their efforts to tackle different dimensions of social inequality in any part of the UK. She has 17 years of experience in investing in both private and public companies worldwide.

Join The Team

The Good Economy is a fast growing company which has established itself as a trusted, specialist impact advisory firm working at the forefront of the impact investing industry in the UK and globally.

Our purpose is to create a Good Economy ecosystem that encourages the discovery of new commercial and institutional pathways to sustainable development.

If you are motivated by the chance to contribute to meaningful change and thrive in a collaborative environment, we want to hear from you!

Vacancies

We’re pleased  to announce that The Good Economy (TGE) is looking to recruit passionate, talented professionals to join our dynamic team in either London or Bath (with hybrid working). We have three exciting roles open – see Vacancies below.

📧 How to Apply If you are excited about any of these roles and believe you have the right skills and passion, please take a look at the job descriptions below and send us your CV along with a motivational cover letter highlighting why you would be perfect for that role.

Applications close 28 June 2024

careers@thegoodeconomy.co.uk 

Current Vacancies

Senior Consultant

Do you want to help build a market in which institutional investment is deployed to deliver lasting benefits for communities across the UK? Are you a strategic thinker with experience in consulting and project management and an understanding of UK economic development? Join us to help build our growing Place-Based Impact Investing strategic advisory services and drive forward our mission of building a Good Economy.

Position Type: Permanent, Full-time, or potentially 4 days per week

Location: Bath or London (with flexible working) + UK travel

Salary: £60 – 70k depending on experience

Deadline: 28 June 2024

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Data Analyst

Are you skilled in data handling, analysis, and visualisation? We are seeking a talented data analyst who can transform raw data into insightful, actionable information that supports our clients’ projects and initiatives as well as help The Good Economy to develop new data processes and products.

Position Type: Permanent, Full-time

Location: Bath preference, or London (with flexible working)

Salary: £30 – £45k depending on experience

Deadline: 28 June 2024

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Impact Analyst

Do you have a knack for evaluating the social and environmental outcomes of investments and projects? We’re looking for an analyst who can measure and articulate the impact of our clients’ work with clarity and precision.

Position Type: Permanent, Full-time

Location: Bath or London (with flexible working) + UK travel

Salary: £30 – £35k per annum

Deadline: 28 June 2024

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