Charlotte joined IPPR as an associate fellow in 2024.

Charlotte came to London in 1997 to pursue postgraduate studies, after her law degree in Germany. She completed a social science masters, and a PhD (in law and medical ethics) at the University of London. Since then, she has engaged in health, care and research policy making – in Parliament (for the chair of the Science and Technology Select Committee), for national regulators (HFEA and GPhC), and in the voluntary and community sector. For the last 10 years, she has led work in collaborations and coalitions (CEO of Richmond Group of Charities, and National Voices), building networks and connecting decision-makers with experts by profession or experience.

Charlotte lost her husband David to cancer a few years ago, and lives with her two teenage children in South London. She now advises public sector organisations, charities and industry partners on strategy, influence, and their work with people and communities. She is a policy associate at the Future Governance Forum, and a non executive director of the Innovation Unit.