Biography

Katherine is an Associate of the Enterprise Research Centre, having been ERC’s Deputy Director responsible for Strategy and Stakeholders between 2014 and 2016, on secondment from the Department for Business, Energy, Innovation & Skills. Katherine has a background in leading policy development, stakeholder engagement, major project management and service design. Prior to leaving the Senior Civil Service in 2016, Katherine worked in both BEIS and Cabinet Office, most recently as a Deputy Director in Enterprise Directorate where she developed new initiatives to support start-ups and re-developed the system of support to small businesses in England. Her early career was in the private sector, first in the Recruitment industry and then in Manufacturing where her work spanned both UK and European markets.  Alongside her ongoing work with ERC, Katherine also runs her own small business.

Katherine holds a 1^st in Psychology from the University of Wales, a post-graduate Diploma from the Chartered Institute of Marketing and an MSc (Distinction) in Public Service Change and Organisation Development from the University of Birmingham. She is also a fully qualified garden designer and horticulturist.