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Meet the team working to make clean air a reality.
Senior leadership team
Jane Burston
CEO
Jane founded and leads the organisation.
Jaime Pumarejo Heins
Executive Director - Breathe Cities
Jaime is responsible for the global roll-out, growth and impact of Breathe Cities.
Jacquie Kirk
Interim HR Director
Jacquie 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
Executive Director, Strategic Partnerships
Sean is responsible for resource mobilisation, building alliances to achieve clean air and effectively communicating the challenges and solutions to air pollution.
Shirish Sinha
Executive Director of Programmes
Shirish oversees our expanding national and regional programmes.
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.
Adebayo Adeyemi
Senior Analyst - Breathe Cities
Adebayo provides grant and project management support across the international Breathe Cities team, including leading the design, management, monitoring and evaluation of philanthropic grants and contracts.
Alexandre Batista
Breathe Cities Lead - Brazil
Alexandre leads the development and implementation of Breathe Cities in Brazil.
Aparna Arya
Executive Assistant
Aparna supports the Executive Director of Programmes and internal communications and staff engagement within the organisation.
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
Interim project manager - Super Pollutants
Anna oversees the growth of the Super Pollutants portfolio, including programme development, project management, inputting to strategy, and more.
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.
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.
Elvis Kyere-Gyeabour
Breathe Cities Portfolio Manager, Ghana
Elvis leads the delivery of the Breathe Cities project for a city in Ghana, from strategy development to scoping and granting partners, ensuring strong partners management and monitoring and reporting progress.
Florinda Boschetti
Breathe Cities Poland and EU Project Manager
Florinda leads the management of Breathe projects in Poland.
Gaia Martinelli-Brunzl
Executive Assistant
Gaia provides support to two directors in the Senior Leadership team, ensuring the directors and their teams work efficiently and effectively and that team projects are facilitated to run smoothly.
Gillian Holmes
Programme Director
Gillian is responsible for programme design, execution, monitoring and development.
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
Finance and Operations Lead – Breathe Cities
Ibiye manages and supports the delivery of Breathe Cities finances and operations, including support to grantees and ensuring financial effectiveness and efficiency across the initiative.
Imogen Martineau
Head of UK Portfolio
Imo leads strategy and programme development for the UK Portfolio.
Irini Pantelidou
Fundraising Manager
Irini develops and maintains partnerships with a range of stakeholders to help scale Clean Air Fund’s new and existing programmes.
Jenaina Irani
Analyst
Jenaina provides support to philanthropic initiatives, strategic partnerships, campaigns and advocacy efforts.
Lauren Duvel
Breathe Cities Communications Manager
Lauren leads on designing, managing and establishing global level communications activities for Breathe Cities.
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.
Lydia Smith
Funder Relations Specialist
Lydia ensures high levels of donor satisfaction by meeting the needs of funders for information, reporting, insights and coordination.
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
Head of Data
Matt leads the Data portfolio, shaping the programme strategy and engaging with international stakeholders.
Mayuri Ganatra
Legal Counsel
Mayuri ensure our compliance with required legal and funder obligations.
Michal Blaszczyk
Digital Communications Manager
Michal oversees the development of Clean Air Fund'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.
Nokuthula Dubazane
Portfolio Manager- South Africa
Nokuthula leads the delivery of the new Breathe Cities initiative for Johannesburg in South Africa.
Mugdha Jain
Country Lead, India
Mugdha provides strategic and programmatic leadership to Clean Air Fund’s operations in India.
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.
Niyati Tripathi
Senior Analyst, Breathe Cities
Niyati provides project and grant management support to the Breathe Cities initiative. Her role also involves designing, managing, monitoring, and evaluating philanthropic grants.
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 Dungate
Analyst
Rachels supports core work areas, including the design, management and delivery of philanthropic initiatives, strategic partnerships, campaigns and advocacy efforts.
Rachel Magner
Senior Executive Assistant and Support Manager
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.
Sammy McDermott
Office Manager
Sammy is responsible for day-to-day management of the UK office and aiding the smooth running of the organisation.
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
Interim Portfolio Manager - Data
Shriram manages the Data Portfolio with strategy, programme development and management and stakeholder management.
Sue Wixley
Head of Communications
Sue is responsible for shaping and delivering our strategic communications.
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
Operations and Security Manager
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.
Victor Indasi
Breathe Cities Lead, Kenya
Victor is leading the development and implementation of Breathe Cities initiative in Kenya.
Vumile Senene
Country Lead - South Africa
Vumile is responsible for providing strategic and programmatic leadership for Clean Air Fund’s activities in South Africa.
Tom Grylls
Head of Super Pollutants
Tom leads the Super Pollutants portfolio, engaging with stakeholders in the field, shaping the programme strategy and providing technical input across the organisation’s work.
Tom Nelson
Head of Evidence and Learning
Tom supports the MEL team with a particular focus on the data, systems and processes needed to understand the progress we are making to bring clean air to all.
Tom Stevenson
Head of Fundraising
Tom is responsible for building partnerships with foundations to support Clean Air Fund’s work across our 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.