Swanston Advisory

When you need to know what others think but can't quite say

I draw out what's going unsaid in a room, often the reason an organisation is stuck. The work is challenge and facilitation, not coaching and not delivery: I'm there to help a team find its own answer.

What I do

Independent advisor to chief executives, boards, and executive teams on their hardest problems. Helping them structure the issue, convene the right people, and reach an answer they genuinely own, rather than one handed to them.

Background

My approach is shaped by three decades' experience spanning central government, independent regulation, and global consultancy.

WhitehallSenior Civil Servant across the Cabinet Office and Department for Business, specialising in regulation and its interface with business.
Public bodiesExecutive role at the Electoral Commission; advisory work spanning HMRC, the Ministry of Defence, ACAS, and DfT.
ConsultancyTransformation and governance work with organisations including HS2, the Co-operative Group, and The Football Association.

Get in touch

The best next step is usually a short conversation.