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Senior leadership team
Jane Burston
CEO
Jane founded and leads the organisation.
Gillian Holmes
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.
Mike Saxton
Operations & Finance Director
Mike oversees financial management, people management, governance, legal and risk.
Sean Maguire
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 Kapoor
Senior Analyst
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.
Arindam Roy
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
Analyst
Arundhati primarily supports the development and management of Clean Air Fund's India portfolio, as well as stakeholder management
Agata De Ru
Head of European Union and Member States
Agata leads strategy and programme development for the EU Portfolio (Poland, Bulgaria and EU).
Anna Garson
Senior Analyst
Anna supports the Chief Executive's Office with strategy, programme development and management, and stakeholder management. She also works on grantmaking across multiple portfolios.
Annie Barber
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.
Axelle Fidelin
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.
Clare Daly
Head of Private Sector Engagement
Clare is responsible for all global private sector partnerships and efforts to reduce corporate air pollution.
Desmond Appiah
Country Lead - Ghana
Desmond is leading Clean Air Fund's projects in Ghana.
Dot Calvert
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 Lanyon
Analyst
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.
Gemma Ives
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.
Ibiye Dokubo
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
HR Officer
Jayshree provides administrative support to the Human Resources department to help ensure the smooth running of the function.
Jenaina Irani
Analyst
Jenaina provides support to philanthropic initiatives, strategic partnerships, campaigns and advocacy efforts.
Leah Wallace
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.
Lucile Brethes
Project Manager - Breathe Cities
Lucile oversees the growth of Breathe Cities, including project management, inputting to strategy, developing new processes and more.
Luke Hollander
Finance Manager
Luke supports the financial management of the organisation.
Matt Whitney
Breathe Global Interim Project Director
Matt is the Interim Project Director for Breathe Cities, a new initiative to tackle air pollution in cities.
Mayuri Ganatra
Legal Counsel
Mayuri ensure our compliance with required legal and funder obligations.
Michal Blaszczyk
Digital Manager
Michal oversees the organisation's digital channels and content production.
Michal Len
EU Representative
Michal is part of the EU Portfolio team and supports with stakeholder engagement, portfolio management and programme strategy.
Mugdha Jain
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.
Nick Smith
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.
Nidhi Sharma
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 Renshaw
Head of Health
Nina leads the Health portfolio, engaging with stakeholders in the field and shaping the programme strategy.
Olivia Sweeney
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.
Rachel Magner
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.
Rosie Childs
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.
Roshni Mehta
Private Sector Engagement Manager
Roshni manages key global private sector partnerships to achieve private sector emissions reduction.
Rob Hughes
Consultant - Public Health
Rob is a Senior Fellow providing public health input and advice to the Clean Air Fund.
Sara Salehian
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
Analyst
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.
Sue Wixley
Head of Communications
Sue is responsible for developing and leading our communications strategy, including all digital and PR activities.
Susie McColgan
Talent Acquisition and Onboarding Manager
Susie looks after recruitment and makes sure new starters are supported from interview through to induction.
Tim Harper
Operation Manager - Breathe Cities
Tim leads on the implementation of processes and practices across Breathe Cities.
Victoria Owusu Tawiah
Analyst
Victoria supports the Ghana portfolio with strategy and programme and stakeholder management.
Tom Grylls
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.
Tom Stevenson
Fundraising Manager
Tom is responsible for building partnerships with foundations to support Clean Air Fund’s work across our lighthouse geographies and thematic priorities.
Yasmine Yau
Senior Health Specialist
Yasmine helps to develop, implement and evaluate health-related grants, across multiple teams and task managers in a matrix system.