I have worked in government departments, NGOs, IGOs and universities for significant periods of time, with more than 25 years of experience in wildlife management, conservation and research. I have managed national, regional and global project portfolios, specialising in the ecology and management of carnivores, invasive species and human–wildlife conflict, across the UK, the UK Overseas Territories, South and South-East Asia, Japan, the Indian Ocean and Southern Africa.

Over the past decade, my work has focused on large carnivore conservation. This has included establishing and leading a tiger conservation programme at the IUCN Secretariat, and coordinating a series of projects in southern Africa under the Africa Range-Wide Cheetah Conservation Initiative.

Following several years as Programme Officer for the Cat Specialist Group, where I coordinated a wide range of projects and programmes, I now serve as Co-Chair of the IUCN Cat Specialist Group and look forward to building on this experience to further strengthen and expand the Group’s global impact.