- Continuing Education
Anne is motivated by pluralism – an ethic which considers diversity to be an opportunity, and an essential ingredient to build peaceful societies. Her career in both Government and major Foundations has focused on developing policies and practical solutions to develop pluralistic dispositions and societies, ensuring everyone has the opportunity to participate and have a voice.
Anne worked for the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) from March 2010 to 2018 and was responsible for AKF programmes in Europe. The aim of the AKF in Europe is to improve the quality of life of people, with a focus on immigrant heritage communities.
Previously Anne worked at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation as Director of Policy and Research for 10 years. Prior to that she worked in the UK Cabinet Office providing advice to the Government on evidence based policy making. She started her working life as a researcher at the Age Concern Institute of Gerontology, Kings College London and has also worked at The Thomas Coram Research Unit, Institute of Education and Centre for Population Studies, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She has a BA in African and Asian Studies and Social Anthropology from the University of Sussex and an MSc in Medical Demography from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.