Head of Evaluation
Katharina Keck
She/HerKatharina (Kat) leads the EEF’s evaluation team, which commissions high-quality, cost-effective evaluations of EEF-funded projects.
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Rachael Morris
Senior Evaluation Manager
Rachael is responsible for managing robust evaluations of EEF-funded projects, and leads on the EEF data archive, and partnership with YEF.
Rachael joined the EEF in 2021 as an Evaluation Manager, before becoming a Senior Evaluation Manager in 2022. Rachael manages a portfolio of projects, including the policy evaluation of universal free school meal provision in London, as well as programmes across primary, secondary and post-16 settings. Rachael’s senior responsibilities include leading the EEF’s approach to use of archive data to inform best methodological practice and use of evidence. She is also evaluation lead in attendance and exclusion interventions in EEF’s partnership with the Youth Endowment Fund.
Prior to joining the EEF, Rachael worked as a Research Fellow at Canterbury Christ Church University, evaluating the impact of health-related interventions. She has a PhD and MSc in Psychology from the University of Kent and completed her undergraduate studies at Durham University.
Rachael became passionate about education equality through input from EEF’s sister charity, the Sutton Trust, whilst at school.
Methodological Innovation Lead
Celeste Cheung
Celeste leads our Teacher and School Choices work, as well as our work on policy evaluations and quasi-experimental designs.
Senior Evaluation Manager
Rachael Morris
Rachael is responsible for managing robust evaluations of EEF-funded projects, and leads on the EEF data archive, and partnership with YEF.
Senior Evaluation Manager
Lauren Spinner
She/HerLauren is responsible for managing robust evaluations of EEF-funded projects, and leads on early years evaluations.
Evaluation Manager
Maria Pomoni
She/HerMaria is responsible for commissioning robust evaluations of EEF-funded projects, and for 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.
Senior Evaluation Manager
Flavy Sharma
She/HerFlavy is responsible for commissioning robust evaluations of EEF-funded projects, and for supporting contracted research groups.
Senior Evaluation Manager
Maria Rodrigues
She/HerMaria is responsible for managing robust evaluations of EEF-funded projects, and leads on post-16 evaluations.
Senior Evaluation Manager (on maternity leave)
Phoebe Fisher
She/HerPhoebe is responsible for commissioning robust evaluations of EEF-funded projects, and for supporting contracted research groups.
Evaluation Manager (Data Archive)
Belén Parada Zuleta
She/HerBelén is responsible for commissioning robust evaluations of EEF-funded projects, and for supporting contracted research groups.
Evaluation Manager
Daniela Alvarado
Daniela supports the commissioning of evaluations linked to the Accelerator Fund.
Senior Evaluation Manager
Jack Mollart-Solity
He/HimJack is responsible for managing robust evaluations of EEF-funded projects, and leads on our reporting process. .
Evaluation Report Manager
Karishma Gohil
Karishma is responsible for the management of EEF evaluations.
Senior Evaluation Manager
Vipin Yadav
He/HimVipin manages a range of EEF-funded programmes.
Traineeship scheme
Sophie Tew
Sophie is a member of the evaluation team as part of the traineeship scheme while pursuing her MSc in Evaluation and Policy Analysis at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Evaluation Manager
Becca Dean
Becca is responsible for commissioning and supporting evaluations.
Senior Evaluation Manager
Sarah Conner
Sarah is a Senior Evaluation Manager.
Evaluation Manager
Anushka Srivastava
She/HerAnushka is responsible for commissioning and supporting evaluations.
Evaluation Manager
Evaluation Manager
Keith Short
Keith is joining as an Evaluation Manager, where he will be responsible for managing a portfolio of evaluation projects, as well as related work developing methodological best practice.
Evaluation Manager
Isaac Thornton
Isaac joins the Programme Development and Scale-up Team as an Evaluation Manager.