Meet our people.

Richard Parr MBE - Founder

Richard worked as a policy adviser to the UK Prime Minister between 2012 and 2016, and to the Secretary of State for International Development from 2010-12 and 2016-18. His main focus was on international development policy, and he worked closely on the formation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

After working in government, Richard led the establishment of a leading environmental NGO. He grew the organisation from 1 to 25 people, finding the brightest programmatic and fundraising talent from across Europe, and building a happy, impactful and engaged team.

Richard holds an MA in Modern History from Oxford University.