SENIOR ASSOCIATE
Jo is a facilitator who helps people find ways to address complex problems in an ever changing world through applying systems thinking, multi-stakeholder and participatory approaches. Jo has held technical, advisory and managerial roles with NGOs, the UN, foundations and in the Private sector working on economic inclusion, livelihoods, food security, markets approaches, environmental protection, health research and humanitarian assistance. She has worked in over 35 countries and with organisations such as Oxfam, Save the Children, UNHCR, Earthwatch, ActionAid, CARE, IBM and Rank Xerox.
In 2014 Jo founded BlueLemur to facilitate and promote participatory approaches to research, programme and strategy development and learning particularly between organisations and communities at the nexus between the Global North and South.
Jo’s ‘other’ passions are cycling and yoga which have taken her across Asia, Africa and Europe on two wheels, including leading bicycle tours and teaching yoga in Madagascar!