Phoebe Clay | Co-Director

Phoebe is co-director of Unchecked UK. Before joining the team, she was Deputy Director of the Institute for Public Policy Research, the UK’s leading progressive think tank. In addition to her work as a communicator, researcher, policy expert and campaigner, she has worked in philanthropy and academia.

Emma Rose | Co-Director & Co-founder

Emma is co-director and co-founder of Unchecked UK. She has led campaigns and policy work for several NGOs, including the Sustainable Food Trust, Sustain and the Soil Association. She is former head of the Alliance to Save our Antibiotics, a Europe-wide coalition of public health, medical, and farming organisations.

Jon Cracknell | Chair

Jon is the director of The Hour Is Late, a consultancy advising philanthropic foundations on grant-making strategy.  He is Trust Secretary of The Ecology Trust and has been heavily involved in the Environmental Funders Network and similar networks outside the UK.

Matthew Holder | Head of Engagement and Content

Matthew is Head of Engagement and Content at Unchecked UK. Previously he was Head of Campaigns at British Safety Council and before that he was a policy adviser at the Foreign Office, the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and the Health and Safety Executive.

Gareth Snell | Head of Political Engagement 

Gareth Snell is freelance consultant working in communications, policy and engagement, and Head of Political Engagement at Unchecked UK.  Gareth held elected office for a decade as a Councillor, Council Leader and Member of Parliament in North Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.

ADVISORY GROUP

Craig Bennett: CEO, The Wildlife Trusts
Craig is Chief Executive Officer of The Wildlife Trusts and Honorary Professor of Sustainability and Innovation at Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester.

Jon Cracknell (Chair): Director, JMG Foundation
Jon manages the Goldsmith family’s grant-making, most of which supports environmental campaigning. He is trust secretary of The Ecology Trust and has been heavily involved in the Environmental Funders Network and similar networks outside the UK.

Kath Dalmeny: CEO, Sustain: The alliance for better food and farming
Kath is Chief Executive Officer of Sustain. She served as a Commissioner for the RSA’s Food, Farming and Countryside Commission in 2018, and has advised organisations including the National Consumer Council, National Federation of Women’s Institutes, Food Climate Research Network, Greater London Authority and the London Development Agency.

Steve Nash: Consumer Advisor on E. coli O157
Steve has been looking into the problems surrounding the causes of this bacterium in relation to food safety and hygiene for over 20 years, from a consumer perspective.

Argo Scott: Campaign Strategist
Argo is a campaign strategist and movement builder. They draw on experience leading the digital mobilisation team at Greenpeace UK, directing global campaigns for All Out and running rapid fire campaigns in the start up days of 38 Degrees.

ADVISORY GROUP

Craig Bennett: CEO, The Wildlife Trusts
Craig is Chief Executive Officer of The Wildlife Trusts and Honorary Professor of Sustainability and Innovation at Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester.

Jon Cracknell (Chair): Director, JMG Foundation
Jon manages the Goldsmith family’s grant-making, most of which supports environmental campaigning. He is trust secretary of The Ecology Trust and has been heavily involved in the Environmental Funders Network and similar networks outside the UK.

Kath Dalmeny: CEO, Sustain: The alliance for better food and farming
Kath is Chief Executive Officer of Sustain. She served as a Commissioner for the RSA’s Food, Farming and Countryside Commission in 2018, and has advised organisations including the National Consumer Council, National Federation of Women’s Institutes, Food Climate Research Network, Greater London Authority and the London Development Agency.

Miles King FLS: CEO, People Need Nature
Miles has worked in UK nature conservation for over 30 years. He runs People Need Nature and writes about nature and politics.

Steve Nash: Consumer Advisor on E. coli O157
Steve has been looking into the problems surrounding the causes of this bacterium in relation to food safety and hygiene for over 20 years, from a consumer perspective.

Argo Scott: Campaign Strategist
Argo is a campaign strategist and movement builder. They draw on experience leading the digital mobilisation team at Greenpeace UK, directing global campaigns for All Out and running rapid fire campaigns in the start up days of 38 Degrees.