Jo joins the Trust from Friends Provident Foundation, a fellow philanthropic charity working to promote economic systems change, where she has managed a wide portfolio of grants and led on their cross-organisational learning strategy.

Jo has a background in international project management and monitoring and evaluation; developing grant proposals, managing global partnerships and designing MEL systems. She has also worked in local government and in various countries including Kenya, South Africa and Sri Lanka.

She has an MA in International Relations and is a Policy Fellow at the Institute of Policy Research, University of Bath.