The Partners For A New Economy team work alongside our Board and grantees. We work remotely and are based in the UK, France and Switzerland.
Meet The Team
Jo Swinson
Director
Jo Swinson has been Director of P4NE since 2020, and has a long-standing passion for new economics. A former UK Government Minister, Liberal Democrat party leader and MP, in 2009 she co-founded a cross-party group of MPs to work collaboratively on new economic thinking and wellbeing economics.
Anna Luiza Behrens-Castella
Programme Officer (parental leave)
A trained economist, Anna Luiza earned her M.A. in Development Studies at IHEID in Geneva, after having worked for five years in Brazil for Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV), a leading think tank where she contributed to FGV’s expansion throughout Latin America.
Fiona Mallin-Robinson
Assistant to the Director
Fiona Mallin-Robinson has worked as an independent consultant to the cultural sector since 2006. She is a Grants Committee member for John Lyon’s Charity, a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts and Chair of the Primary Shakespeare Company. Fiona works part-time for P4NE.
Sophie McKechnie
Field-building and Communications Co-Lead
Bringing people together to shift systems and unlock collective power has been at the core of Sophie’s work for the last fifteen years. She joined P4NE from the innovation foundation Nesta, where she led the design and delivery of participatory systems change programmes across the UK. Sophie previously worked within social housing and community development, co-producing to reduce inequalities and create thriving places. She works part-time for P4NE.
Cassie Robinson
Field-building and Communications Co-Lead
Cassie Robinson is an experienced Strategic Designer and was awarded by Nesta as a Creative Pioneer. She was previously Deputy Director of Funding Strategy at The National Lottery Community Fund where she led a portfolio of £60 Million a year. Cassie works part-time for P4NE.
Lisa Sandström
Programme Officer (Parental Leave Cover)
Lisa is on secondment with P4NE from Oak Foundation, where she is part of the Environment Programme team. Having worked in the philanthropic sector for 8+years, with a focus on environmental causes, she has extensive experience in programme management, communications and holds an Executive Post Graduate diploma in Strategic and Operational Philanthropy.