Find out more about the people behind the EEF.
Education Endowment Foundation:Our people
Our people
Chief Executive
Professor Becky Francis
Professor Becky Francis (FBA, FAcSS, PhD) is Chief Executive Officer of the Education Endowment Foundation.
Director of Finance and Operations
Anne-Laure Bedouet
Anne-Laure is the Director of Finance and Operations. She joined the EEF in May 2013.
Director of Impact
Chris Paterson
Chris is responsible for integrating and overseeing the EEF’s impact and mobilisation activities.
Director of Research (currently on maternity leave)
Emily Yeomans
Emily is EEF’s Director of Research and has worked at the EEF in various roles for nine years.
Interim Director of Research
Julie Nelson
Julie is the EEF’s Interim Director of Research.
Head of Programmes
Igraine Rhodes
Igraine leads the EEF’s Programmes team.
Senior Programme Manager
Kathryn Davies
She/HerKath is a Senior Programme Manager in the EEF’s Programmes team.
Senior Programme Manager
Amy Clark
Amy is a Senior Programme Manager on the EEF’s Programmes team.
Senior Programme Manager
Sarah Tillotson
Sarah manages a range of grants and leads the EEF’s work on two themes: Early Years and Language and Literacy.
Programme Manager
Jamila Boughelaf
Jamila leads EEF’s programme work on two themes: Learning Behaviours and Implementation.
Programme Manager
Ben Simuyandi
Ben joined the EEF in October 2020.
Programme Manager
Aoife Duff
She/HerAoife manages a range of programmes and leads the EEF’s programmes work on two themes: Literacy and Special Educational Needs.
Programme Manager
Katie Luxton
Katie manages a range of programmes and leads the EEF’s programmes work in Science.
Programme Manager
Amy Ellis-Thompson
She/HerAmy manages a range of grants and leads the EEF’s work on assessment and feedback.
Programme Manager – Early Years
Andrea Mills
Andrea supports a range of projects, including those linked to the DfE’s EYFS Stronger Practice Hubs.
Data and Reporting Manager
Emma Atherton-Evans
Emma manages internal data related to EEF project, liaising between Programme Managers, members of the Dissemination and Impact team and Evaluation Managers.
Programme Support Officer
Daniella Duncalf
She/HerDaniella is responsible for coordinating work internally and externally on over 70 live projects, supporting from pre-application through to reporting.
Administrative Assistant
Nikhil McGeoch
Nikhil provides administrative support across the EEF’s projects.
Head of Evaluation
Kim Bohling
Kim leads the EEF evaluation team, responsible for commissioning high-quality, cost-effective evaluations of EEF-funded projects, and for monitoring and supporting the grant-funded research groups.
Senior Evaluation Manager
Celeste Cheung
Celeste is responsible for the management of EEF evaluations.
Senior Evaluation Manager – International
Christine Kelly
Christine is responsible for the management of EEF evaluations.
Senior Evaluation Manager
Katharina Keck
Katharina is responsible for the management of EEF evaluations.
Evaluation Manager
Maria Pomoni
Maria is responsible for commissioning robust evaluations of EEF-funded projects, and for monitoring and supporting contracted research groups.
Evaluation Manager
Faizaan Sami
Faizaan is responsible for commissioning robust evaluations of EEF-funded projects, and for monitoring and supporting contracted research groups.
Evaluation Manager
Rachael Morris
Rachael is responsible for the management of EEF evaluations.
Evaluation Manager
Guillermo Romero
Guillermo is responsible for the management of EEF evaluations.
Evaluation Support Officer
Karishma Gohil
Karishma provides support to the Evaluation team.
Head of Dissemination and Impact
Stuart Mathers
Stu leads the EEF’s Dissemination and Impact team.
Professorial Research Fellow
Professor Jonathan Sharples
Jonathan is seconded from University College London’s Institute of Education on a research placement co-funded by the ESRC.
National Content and Engagement Manager
Alex Quigley
Alex leads the development and quality assurance of EEF tools, resources and training.
National Delivery Manager
Lizzie Swaffield
Lizzie leads the regional team and regional working, including the Research Schools Network at the EEF.
Early Pipeline Development Lead
Mia Travers-Hayward
Mia leads on the delivery of the early pipeline development project activity.
Early Pipeline Development Lead
Sarah Dobie
Sarah leads on the day to day work to deliver the early pipeline development project activity.
Regional Project Manager
Phoebe Fisher
Phoebe provides project management support for the EEF’s regional work.
Regional Delivery Lead – South West and South Coast
Lorwyn Randall
Lorwyn is the EEF’s Regional Delivery Lead for the South West and South Coast.
Regional Delivery Lead – West Midlands and Central
Jo Goodman
Jo is the EEF’s Regional Delivery Lead for the West Midlands and Central region.
Regional Delivery Lead – Yorkshire and the North East of England
Caitlin Mackinder
Caitlin is the EEF’s Regional Delivery Lead for Yorkshire and the North East of England.
Regional Delivery Lead – East Midlands and the East of England
Siobhan Keddie
Siobhan is the EEF’s Regional Delivery Lead for the East Midlands and East of England.
Regional Delivery Lead – London and the South East
Maria Cunningham
Maria is the EEF’s Regional Delivery Lead for London & South-East.
Data and Engagement Manager
Richard Brink
Richard manages data and engagement for the EEF.
Regional Programme Manager
Emma Price
Emma supports the delivery of the EEF’s work to support schools to use evidence in their decision making.
Content Specialist for Early Years
Fliss James
Fliss is the EEF’s Content Specialist for the Early Years.
Content Specialist for Science
Bob Pritchard
Bob is the EEF’s Content Specialist for Science.
Content Specialist for SEND
Gary Aubin
Gary is the EEF’s Content Specialist for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.
Content Specialist for Learning Behaviours
Julie Kettlewell
Julie is the EEF’s Content Specialist for Learning Behaviours.
Content Specialist for Mathematics
Kirstin Mullholland
Kirstin is the EEF’s Content Specialist for Mathematics.
Content Specialist for Literacy
Sarah Green
Sarah is the EEF’s Content Specialist for Literacy.
Regional Delivery Officer
Kara Taylor
Kara provides logistical support for the EEF’s regional work and the Research Schools Network.
Regional Delivery Officer
Matt George
He/HimMatt provides logistical support for the EEF’s regional work and the Research Schools Network.
Regional Delivery Administrator
Vanessa Nakitende
Vanessa provides administrative support to the Dissemination and Impact team.
Head of Evidence Synthesis
Jonathan Kay
Jonathan is our Head of Evidence Synthesis.
Project Manager
Mohammad Zaman
Mohammad manages the EEF’s work on the Education Database project.
International Project Manager
Amy Faux
Amy manages EEF’s international partnerships, supporting the use of more and better evidence in education systems across the globe.
Research Officer
Hannah Shackleton
Hannah supports the work of the EEF’s evidence synthesis team.
Research Manager
Kat Pearce
Kat undertakes a range of research at the EEF.
Research Officer
Isabel Kempner
Isabel supports the work of the EEF’s evidence synthesis team.
Head of Policy
Nick Worsley
Nick leads on the EEF’s policy development and liaison work.
Research and Policy Manager
Harry Madgwick
He/HimHarry supports the EEF’s work on promoting evidence-informed policy.
Research and Policy Manager (currently on maternity leave)
Rupal Patel
Rupal is responsible for supporting the EEF’s work on promoting evidence-informed policy.
Policy Manager
Laurence Vincent
Laurence is a Policy Manager, with a particular focus on the Accelerator Fund.
Policy Manager
Kate Burls
Kate supports the EEF’s work on promoting evidence-informed policy.
Policy Officer
Nancy Shaw
Nancy supports the EEF policy team’s public affairs and external engagement strategy.
Senior Associate
Professor Rob Coe
Rob supports the development of new approaches to running evaluations of teacher practices, as well as providing technical expertise.
Head of Communications
Hilary Cornwell
Hilary is responsible communicating the EEF’s work to external audiences.
Digital Manager
Adil Morrison
Adil leads on the planning and marketing of the EEF’s digital products.
Communications and Media Manager
Charlotte Bedford
Charlotte works closely with content specialists to disseminate new guidance and raise the EEF’s profile.
Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships
Heather Burgess
She/HerHeather leads on the EEF’s fundraising activities.
Human Resources Manager
Marianne Barlow
Marianne is responsible for executing the EEF’s people initiatives, providing internal customer support and driving HR functional excellence.
Senior Finance Officer
Wura Dawodu
Wura is the EEF’s Senior Finance Officer.
Office Manager
Iain Nartey
Iain supports the EEF’s administrative activities, organising people, information and other resources.
Executive Assistant
Tanya Rajiah
Tanya is responsible for providing administrative support to the EEF’s chief executive.
Team Administrator
Sana Batul
Sana supports the EEF’s administrative activities, organising people, information and other resources.