Before establishing FrameWorks UK in 2021, she was a Board Director (Strategy, Policy and Evidence) at the children’s charity, the NSPCC. Previously, Kate was Deputy CEO of the leading thinktank, the Institute for Public Policy Research, where she worked closely with academics and organisations to influence government social policy and practice. She has published widely on social policy and advised a wide range of governmental and non-governmental organisations including UK Research and Innovation and the University of Glasgow, and served on the Steering Group on Early Years advising the Princess of Wales on her work in this field.
Kate started her career in international development charities, including Save the Children, working in the UK and overseas. She was awarded a Clore Social Leadership Fellowship in 2010, is a Fellow of the British American Project, and former trustee of Hope and Homes for Children and Director at Moneyline. She has an MA in Social Anthropology from the University of Edinburgh.