Sam Hall | Director

 

Sam joined CEN after having served as a Policy Adviser to Michael Gove when he was Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. He was also the Head of Research at the liberal conservative think tank Bright Blue, leading their work on energy and the environment and authoring several policy reports.

John Flesher | Deputy Director

 

John joined CEN in 2020, following several years working in Parliament, most recently as Policy Adviser to Zac Goldsmith. He established CEN’s international programme, working with centre-right political parties and organisations across the world, and now coordinates our work across UK and international programmes.

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Tara-Jane Sutcliffe | Development & Operations Director

 

Tara joined CEN in 2023 and brings a passion for promoting global biodiversity and climate resilience together with strong operational and business development experience. Having led several environmental NGOs and international programmes with FCDO, she serves as a charity trustee and non-executive director. 

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Isabel Goodwin | Senior Outreach Manager

 

Isabel joined CEN in 2022 after working at the Conservative Councillors’ Association. She leads our outreach programme, working to promote environmentalism amongst the conservative grassroots.

Max Anderson | Senior Communications Manager

 

Max joined CEN after working as Senior Communications Manager at Bright Blue. Prior to this, he worked as a Communications Adviser to Samuel Kasumu’s Mayoral Campaign and a Parliamentary Assistant to Dame Caroline Dinenage MP. Max leads our communications and media programme, working to promote our work and supporters.

Kitty Thompson | Senior Nature

Programme Manager

 

Kitty joined CEN after university, having interned with several sustainability-focused start-ups. Alongside her work at CEN, she is also undertaking an MSc in Behavioural Science at the London School of Economics. Kitty leads CEN's nature programme, with its work covering water quality and security, agriculture, habitats and land use change, resource efficiency and security, and ocean conservation.

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Jordan Lee | Senior Climate Programme Manager

 

Jordan joined CEN after working in Parliament for several years. Before that, he earned a masters degree from the Victoria and Albert Museum and Royal College of Art which focused on the emergence of the built heritage sector. At CEN, Jordan previously led our work on agriculture and wrote CEN’s farming manifesto. Jordan now manages CEN's climate team working on energy, transport, and financial policy.

Caitie Gillett | Clean Air Programme & Fundraising Manager

 

Caitie joined CEN in 2021 after completing a BSc in Politics and International Relations at the University of Southampton. While at university, she completed an internship at Defra and with Zac Goldsmith. Caitie leads CEN’s clean air programme, and now also works on fundraising.

 

Fin McCarron | International Programme Manager

 

Fin joined CEN in 2021 after graduating from Glasgow University. She runs CEN's international case study programme and coordinates work with centre-right political parties from across the world. Fin also leads on CEN's work on international climate and nature.

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Sam Payne | Climate Programme Manager

 

Sam joined CEN in 2023 after working as a Parliamentary Assistant to a Member of the Scottish Parliament and attending the inaugural CEN Academy. Working in our climate team, he has a passion for renewables and decarbonising public transport. Sam is also a Councillor on Aberdeenshire Council.

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Megan Batchelor | Climate Programme Manager

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Megan joined CEN after completing her BSc in Politics, Philosophy and Economics and an internship at a SaaS company in the social care sector. Working on the climate team, she is very interested in local-level engagement in the UK’s energy transition. She is also studying part-time for an MSc in Energy Systems at the University of Oxford.

Bert Evans-Bevan | Nature Programme Officer

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Bert joined CEN in 2024 having previously interned with several conservation and agricultural organisations. Working on the nature team, he is particularly interested in land use and nature policy.

James Fisk | Outreach and Digital Officer

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James joined CEN after working in Parliament for Theo Clarke MP. Prior to that, he worked for Sir Graham Brady MP and earned a degree in British Politics and Legislative Studies. At CEN, James supports our outreach programme and digital communications. 

Emma Ware | Office Manager

 

Emma studied law at King's College London and has worked for BDO in its Renewable Energy Finance team as a project manager. She has produced policy ideas on domestic anaerobic digestion and recycling innovation which was selected for the Conservative Policy Forum yearbook. She is passionate about promoting environmentalism to the conservative grassroots.

 

Philippa Broom | Senior Adviser

 

Philippa Broom OBE is CEN’s senior adviser. She served for 14 years as Director of the Conservative Party’s International Office with responsibility for international relations and the Party’s Westminster Foundation for Democracy programme. She has worked in over 40 countries and has an extensive political network across the world. In 2018 Philippa was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Honour List for public and political service.