Big thinkers. Even bigger doers.

Matt Hamnett
Founder & CEO
A creative, commercial strategist, who works where the stakes are highest and challenges most acute; leading AI innovation across the markets we serve.
Katy Weeks
Managing Director
An expert in public service reform with deep expertise across central Government, health, and care; specialist in major deal pursuit.
Cliff Graham
Chief Growth Officer
Expert in strategy, commercial growth, and tech-enabled public services; supports government bodies and strategic suppliers to commission, bid, mobilise and deliver high-value public service contracts.
Andrew Price
Chief Delivery Officer
Experienced leader in shaping and translating strategic policy into impactful delivery; decade working at the leading-edge of developing and adopting emerging technologies in complex public sector contexts
John Ferguson
Fractional CFO
Experienced CFO and FD with a background in both public and private sector providing extensive oversight on financial and commercial management, strategy and growth.
Dr Gemma Gronland
Principal Consultant
Gemma is an expert in qualification, curriculum, and assessment who leads Avencera’s work in Sub-Saharan Africa and teaches at UCL’s Institute of Education.
Chris McKibbin
Principal Consultant
Chris is an expert in AI-led public service innovation who works with clients at the intersection of strategy, innovation, and commercial pursuit.
Hilary Bretag
Senior Consultant
Hilary specialises in helping clients build and deliver compelling strategy, digital innovation, and transformation programmes.
Sarah Cousins
Senior Consultant
Sarah brings experience across central government, defence, and private equity-backed businesses, having worked on a range of programmes focused on operational improvement, organisational transformation, and strategic delivery.
Sara Hall
Senior Consultant
Education and STEM transformation specialist with experience in curriculum design, digital innovation, and school development. Combines research and hands-on delivery to drive measurable impact.
Alex Morris
Senior Consultant
An expert in education and employment with deep experience leading policy and implementation work in central Government.
Declan Saviano
Senior Consultant
Declan specialises in education and AI adoption, working with schools, multi-academy trusts, and SEND institutions to design and deliver practical AI strategies that improve efficiency and student outcomes.
Ellie Wright
Senior Consultant
Education specialist with expertise in teaching, consultancy and public policy; supports schools, trusts and local authorities to navigate policy and drive delivery.
Matt Broadbent
Consultant
An operations specialist, Matt has substantial experience supporting strategic suppliers through capture, bid, and mobilisation of major contracts.
Alex Evans
Consultant
Alex specialises in major programme management, bringing substantial experience in transformation and programme strategy.
Jane Huber
Consultant
A former NYC teacher who holds a master's in public policy from the London School of Economics; specialist in education and change.
Maria Giovana De la Cruz Calderon
Consultant
A strategy & data specialist with expertise in education, health and social care. She combines analytical expertise, data science, and public policy insight to solve complex challenges and improve public services.
Chris Summers
Consultant
A strategy and innovation specialist, Chris possesses substantial expertise in the adoption of AI and other emerging tech to transform outcomes.
Salome de Beauvoir Carey
Junior Consultant
Salome is an expert in service transformation, particularly in complex care environments. She uses her expertise in healthcare to support clients to design innovative systems that deliver improved public outcomes.
Gillian Henderson
Junior Consultant
Public health specialist with experience in health research, strategy, and population health analysis. Gillian brings an evidence-driven approach to helping clients design innovative solutions to complex challenges across health and the public sector.
Esme Jacobs
Junior Consultant
Esme combines pharmaceutical expertise with analytical and strategic thinking, using curiosity and diverse perspectives to solve complex challenges.
Niamh Keoghan
Junior Consultant
Global development graduate with interests in sustainability, digital transformation and organisational development; experience in research, stakeholder engagement and AI-enabled solutions.
Eleanor Press
Junior Consultant
With specialist experience in healthcare and corporate sectors, Eleanor is skilled in creating compelling communications to help her clients engage with audiences, along with stakeholder management and data-informed delivery.
Clarita Jeria
Head of PMO
Lawyer and migration specialist with experience in non-profit leadership and communications. Clarita holds a Master of Public Administration and works at the intersection of community-driven change and innovative solutions.
Jules Kareld
Private Secretary
An experienced Private Secretary with eight years supporting senior leaders, now working closely with the CEO and MD at the heart of the business.
Molly Cockram
PMO Manager
Passionate about people, talent and effective ways of working, she brings structure and clarity to her role, improving processes and supporting the business to grow with the right people in place.
Nadia Rahman
PMO Apprentice
Combines PMO, recruitment, and people operations expertise to support high-performing teams and successful outcomes.
Amina Nida Begum
PMO Administrator
With a background in Business Management, property and digital marketing, Amina brings an interest in business operations, process improvement and driving business growth through practical, innovative solutions.
Careers
Avencera runs on people who live for tough challenges and high stakes.
We're thinkers who execute, and operators with imagination.
Principal Consultant
We’re hiring Principal Consultants to drive growth and lead high-quality client work across digital, education, health and care, central Government, strategic suppliers, and learning and development. These roles will shape market strategy, generate revenue, lead successful engagements, and help grow Avencera’s consulting and product offer in the AI era.
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Future Colleague
We’re always interested in meeting people with the imagination, judgement, and execution smarts to help us deliver real change in the markets we serve.
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The truths we build on
Reinvention is the only route to real change.
In a world that’s more complex and connected than ever, incremental tweaks won’t cut it.
Technology won’t change the world. What humans do with it will.
AI is only as powerful as the judgement and imagination behind it.
The model fits the problem, not the other way around.
Real change happens when thoughtful, committed people collaborate to solve the challenge in front of them.
Our vision is real change that lasts.
We’re working toward a world where nations and organisations have the confidence, capability, and collaborators they need to make real change — and make it work.