Carly is our operational lead at Challenge Works, ensuring the smooth running of all of our Challenge Prizes and heading up talent, finance and governance.

She is a founder director of ‘The Giving Department’, a philanthropy consultancy established in 2010 that has so far stewarded ‘investments’ into charities of over £350m. She is also vice-chair of the Trustee Board for School-Home Support, and on the Credit Committee for Innovate UK Loans Ltd.

Previously, Carly was part of the senior leadership team managing the £2.4bn Personal Insurance portfolio at Aviva. She began her professional career in London as a marketeer, working on high-profile brands such as ITV and PlayStation. She went on to teach Chartered Institute of Marketing courses and advise Google on their digital marketing qualifications.

Carly is an alumni of Southampton University.