OUR team
Matt Hamnett
Matt is the firm’s founder. He is a creative, commercial, strategist who specialises in connecting the strategic and operational, and the public and private sectors, to improve outcomes.
He was previously a senior official in Government - where he led national policy, spending and high value delivery work - growth leader in the BPO sector, and CEO of a large education group.
James Sowray
James is a partner in the firm, and our market leader in the education and training sectors. He is an expert in transformation, operations and learning product development.
Before joining the firm, he grew and led large, national, Ofsted outstanding, training provisions in colleges and training providers. He has worked extensively with awarding sector clients.
Katy Weeks
Katy is our market leader for central Government and the health and care sector. She is an expert in public service reform with the rare ability to connect politics, policy and delivery.
Before joining the firm, she spent fifteen years in the civil service, working across education, health and care - and as private secretary to the deputy prime minister during the coalition period.
NEIL BARNES
Neil is a former HM Treasury economist and expert in regulated markets. He has been instrumental in leading regulatory reform and large industry change programmes and thrives when manging multi-disciplinary teams to resolve complex, high risk, and cutting-edge issues.
james garbett
James is the firm’s principal bid lead. He has extensive experience leading multi-million pound ITO and BPO arrangements in both the public and private sectors. James’s expertise spans management of budget and bid resources, cost modelling and commercial negotiation, risk management within a bid and stakeholder management.
Gemma Gronland
Gemma is an expert in qualification, curriculum and assessment. Leaning into her passion for international development, she leads the firm’s work in Sub-Sahara Africa and the work we are doing to take that capability into other nations. Next to her work at MH&A, she teaches at UCL’s institute of education.
Chris McKibbin
Chris is an expert in the adoption of emerging tech to improve public services. His specialism sits at the intersection of strategy, complex public sector deals and emerging technologies. He brings a deep understanding of what technologies will actually impact organisations, with the ability to creatively apply them to solve real challenges.
TOM Whitehead
Tom is an experienced civil servant who has over two decades’ experience in policy development and programme delivery for major Government projects, focused on climate, energy and business. He has proven abilities to deliver projects combining sound judgement, analytical skills and understanding of the political context.
ALEX MORRIS
Alex joined from the Department for Education with a track record of delivery of high-profile projects. His strength lies in the ability to drawing insight from data, strategic thinking and leading engagement projects at pace and in complex settings.
SAMANTHA KING
Sam has a wealth of experience in apprenticeships, quality improvement, stakeholder engagement, and programme design and delivery. She combines strategic thinking with hands-on expertise to shape programmes that deliver real results.
jaime SIMS
Jaime brings extensive expertise in programme mobilisation and delivery, with a strong track record of managing government-funded contracts across the further education and social care sectors.
hilary bretag
Hilary brings deep expertise in policy, strategy and communications, with a strong track record of supporting public and private sector organisations to bridge the gap between vision and execution.
MOHAMMED IBRAHIM
Mohammed has experience in public sector strategy, stakeholder engagement and project delivery. He combines public and private sector expertise with an entrepreneurial mindset and a practical approach to solving complex problems.
emily searle
Emily brings deep expertise in large-scale transformation and business analysis, with a strong track record of supporting complex change programmes across public and private sector organisations.
MATT bROADBENT
Matt has a strong understanding of central government and the wider public sector. He is experienced in helping organisations to navigate complex problems, including bidding for major public sector deals.
alex evans
Alex supports large-scale programme management across public and private sectors, with experience supporting strategic initiatives through in-depth market and industry analysis and design-thinking processes.
Samaya Miller
Samaya works at the intersection of education and policy, to uncover meaningful insights that can inform inclusive policies and address systemic barriers. She is skilled in project management, data analysis and engagement.
fatimah toufiq
Fatimah is adept in managing large projects, conducting data analysis and problem solving. Her background and passion are driving sustainable change in primary healthcare and education in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and Pakistan.
chris summers
Chris is a creative, big-picture thinker, able to reduce problems to first principles and deliver first-rate client outcomes. He is enthusiastic about health, infrastructure, data and housing.
Our operations team…
Sade akindele
As our head of operations, Sade is responsible for our support services - including compliance, culture, people and development and IT.
lorraine lockington
‘Lolo’ is executive assistant to the founder and market leaders - and is therefore often the first person many colleagues will meet when they engage with the firm.