Dr Al Mathers

Having worked across the academic, charitable and practice sectors for over 20 years, Al helps organisations defi ne their strategic approach to change, build their research and evaluation capabilities, and embed inclusive and participatory approaches. She has held national leadership roles in the charitable sector for over 10 years, including Director of Research at The Young Foundation, Director of Research and Learning at The RSA and Head of Research at Good Things Foundation. 

Before moving to the charity sector Al worked in academia, where her work focused on research partnerships with underrepresented groups redesigning participatory approaches to landscape architecture and urban design. As an expert in participatory research and digital inclusion, Al holds a number of advisory board positions including steering group membership of the ESRC’s Public Voices in AI programme, INCLUDE+, Developing a minimum digital living standard for households with children, DigiAge: Equity for the Older: Beyond Digital Access, expert grant panel membership of the Oliver Bird Fund and panel member for the Co-Production Futures Inquiry. Al is committed to cross sector impact and growing learning and collaboration cultures between policymakers, academia, businesses and charities for people, places and the planet.