With 15+ years of experience as an operational strategy consultant, Paul Ioannou designs organisations, departments and services.

He has helped many high-profile organisations translate policy and ambition into practical strategies, and then designed the transformation programmes to deliver them. He works across industries with board-level stakeholders in companies from start-ups to multinationals. He is highly collaborative and innovative and loves bringing people together to lead rapid and sustainable change.

As a fractional Social Impact Director, Paul enables organisations to take a strategic approach to harness their skills, time, money and networks to positively impact their communities and the planet, in addition to creating financial value.

Career highlights include:

• 10 years as a strategy consultant in EY’s Strategy practice. Clients included: Home Office, MOD, HMRC, DWP, MoJ, Met Police, and many Local Authorities

• Strategy and Design Lead for EY Ripples (EY’s global social impact transformation) across their 350,000-person organisation. Nominated for a Management Consultancy Association award in the Social Value category

• Strategy, change and social value advisor on the post-merger integration of EYLane4

• Pro-bono strategy advice to multiple charities including:

  • LooseHeadz (provides mental health support to grass-roots rugby clubs)

  • Sparkle Foundation (provides education, nutrition, and medical support to children in Malawi).