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Meet the team working to make clean air a reality.

Senior leadership team

Jane founded and leads the organisation.

Programme Director

Gillian is responsible for programme design, execution, monitoring and development.

Julian McCarthy

Interim HR Director

Julian is responsible for leading and implementing the wider global people strategy.

Operations & Finance Director

Mike oversees financial management, people management, governance, legal and risk.

Strategic Partnerships & Communications Director

Sean is responsible for resource mobilisation, building alliances to achieve clean air and effectively communicating the challenges and solutions to air pollution.

Sietske van der Ploeg

Chief Impact Officer

Sietske is Clean Air Fund's Chief Impact Officer, overseeing how evidence can drive decisions, practice, and impact to create a future where everyone breaths clean air.

Staff team

Aakriti primarily supports the India Portfolio with strategy, program development & management and stakeholder management. She also supports the development of the Ghana Portfolio.

Anita Osei Dankyi

Recruitment and HR Manager – Breathe Cities

Anita is responsible for the global recruitment and management of people and culture at Breathe Cities.

Climate Science Advisor

Arindam contributes expert scientific leadership and advice across the Clean Air Fund's grant making, strategy design, monitoring, evaluation and learning, donor proposals and external influencing.

Arundhati Kamat

Arundhati primarily supports the development and management of Clean Air Fund's India portfolio, as well as stakeholder management

Head of European Union and Member States

Agata leads strategy and programme development for the EU Portfolio (Poland, Bulgaria and EU).

Anna supports the Chief Executive's Office with strategy, programme development and management, and stakeholder management. She also works on grantmaking across multiple portfolios.

Head of Evidence and Learning

Annie works to embed evidence and learning across everything we do at CAF to drive solutions for clean air for all as fast as possible.

Breathe Cities MEL Manager

Axelle supports the MEL team to lead the delivery of the Breathe Global MEL Strategy.

Cheran Suriyaprakasam

Senior Specialist – Data and Breathe Global

Cheran delivers strategic and operational support across both our data and Breathe Global teams, as well as other core work areas.

Head of Private Sector Engagement

Clare is responsible for all global private sector partnerships and efforts to reduce corporate air pollution.

Country Lead - Ghana

Desmond is leading Clean Air Fund's projects in Ghana.

Human Resources Manager

Dot works alongside others to facilitate all aspects of effective people management, proactively maintain CAF’s healthy organisational culture and make the organisation a great place to work.

Electra supports the UK Portfolio and other core work areas, including project and grant management.

Elitsa Panayotova

Local consultant - Bulgaria

Elitsa is working as a local consultant for Clean Air Fund in Bulgaria, responsible for the contact with the Municipality.

Operations and HR Officer

Gemma is responsible for day-to-day office management and aiding the smooth running of the organisation.

Gloria Jonathan

Matrix and Development Manager

Gloria is responsible for the development and implementation of our learning and development strategy and the time allocation of employees.

Hester Christmas

Senior Communications Officer

Hester supports Clean Air Fund’s communications and engagement with key audiences. From leading social media activities to coordinating events, she is responsible for growing our audiences and fostering deeper engagement.

Head of Finance (maternity cover)

Ibiye oversees all internal and external finance operations, including support to our grant programmes and ensuring financial effectiveness and efficiency across the organisation.

Imogen Martineau

Head of UK Portfolio

Imo leads strategy and programme development for the UK Portfolio.

Jayshree Subramanian

Jayshree provides administrative support to the Human Resources department to help ensure the smooth running of the function.

Jenaina provides support to philanthropic initiatives, strategic partnerships, campaigns and advocacy efforts.

Head of Finance

Leah oversees all internal and external finance operations, including support to our grant programmes and ensuring financial effectiveness and efficiency across the organisation.

Project Manager - Breathe Cities

Lucile oversees the growth of Breathe Cities, including project management, inputting to strategy, developing new processes and more.

Finance Manager

Luke supports the financial management of the organisation.

Breathe Global Interim Project Director

Matt is the Interim Project Director for Breathe Cities, a new initiative to tackle air pollution in cities.

Mayuri ensure our compliance with required legal and funder obligations.

Michal Blaszczyk

Digital Manager

Michal oversees the organisation's digital channels and content production.

EU Representative

Michal is part of the EU Portfolio team and supports with stakeholder engagement, portfolio management and programme strategy.

Country Lead, India

Mugdha provides strategic and programmatic leadership to Clean Air Fund’s operations in India.

Ndapanda Shangula

Executive Assistant

Ndapanda supports Directors across Programmes, Strategic Partnerships and Communication and Impact portfolios.

Head of the Executive Director’s Office and Special Projects

Nick ensures the smooth-running of the Executive Director’s office, assists with strategic planning, supports the Senior Leadership Team, and manages special projects.

Portfolio Manager

Nidhi contributes to the delivery of Clean Air Fund’s mission, through driving the design, management and impact assessment of a portfolio of grants in India.

Nina leads the Health portfolio, engaging with stakeholders in the field and shaping the programme strategy.

Senior Specialist - Data

Olivia supports our data team and other core work areas, including the design, management, monitoring and evaluation of philanthropic initiatives and programmes.

Patrin Watanatada

Programme Consultant

Patrin contributes to strategy, programme development, and learning.

Executive Assistant

Rachel provides support for the Executive Director and the Senior Leadership Team, and aids the smooth running of the organisation.

Rhochell Williams

Human Resource Manager

Rhochell provides human resource operational support and advice to managers and staff in the UK and internationally to ensure legal compliance and best practice.

Head of Advocacy

Rosie leads the Clean Air Fund’s global advocacy, working to get policy makers around the world to address the issue of air pollution.

Private Sector Engagement Manager

Roshni manages key global private sector partnerships to achieve private sector emissions reduction.

Consultant - Public Health

Rob is a Senior Fellow providing public health input and advice to the Clean Air Fund.

Head of Private Sector Engagement (maternity cover)

Sara is responsible for all global private sector partnerships and efforts to reduce corporate air pollution.

Satvir Malhotra

Finance and Operations Manager

Satvir works with outsourced providers to ensure the smooth operation and full compliance of the two India entities.

Stefanie Van der Auwera

Stefanie supports the European Union and Member States Portfolio with strategy, programme development and management and stakeholder engagement.

Shriram Manogaran

Senior Specialist - Data

Shriram primarily supports the Data Portfolio with strategy, program development & management and stakeholder management. He also supports the India and Health Portfolio.

Head of Communications

Sue is responsible for developing and leading our communications strategy, including all digital and PR activities.

Talent Acquisition and Onboarding Manager

Susie looks after recruitment and makes sure new starters are supported from interview through to induction.

Operation Manager - Breathe Cities

Tim leads on the implementation of processes and practices across Breathe Cities.

Victoria Owusu Tawiah

Victoria supports the Ghana portfolio with strategy and programme and stakeholder management.

Interim Head of Data

Tom leads the development and management of the Data portfolio, as well as providing technical input across the organisation's work.

Fundraising Manager

Tom is responsible for building partnerships with foundations to support Clean Air Fund’s work across our lighthouse geographies and thematic priorities.

Senior Health Specialist

Yasmine helps to develop, implement and evaluate health-related grants, across multiple teams and task managers in a matrix system.