About
I founded Lumen after watching something happen to people I admired, and then to myself. Capable people in senior roles get separated from their own judgement by pace, by accumulated reflexes and by the sheer number of decisions in a day, and almost nobody around them can say so without cost. What was missing in those situations was a partnership that took the complexity of the role seriously and the person carrying it equally seriously.
Experience
I was an associate partner at McKinsey, global head of strategy at The LEGO Group, and most recently a managing director at Publicis Sapient, leading strategy across Europe through the AI disruption of a large digital business while accountable for its results. That last part shapes how I work, because I rebuilt how I thought and worked while the outcomes were still mine.
Practice
My attention and focus are grounded in twenty years of meditation practice and a silent retreat each year. This helps me stay with an unresolved question without rushing to an answer.
Outside the work
I volunteer at FoodCycle in White City and I am a trustee at Standing Tall, which moves people out of homelessness through work and housing, and both are a fixed part of my week. Meditation, philosophy of physics and time in very empty places are all part of the same enquiry for me in how the mind works and what is actually going on.
Training and accreditation
Meyler Campbell Mastered Programme
Practitioner, European Mentoring and Coaching Council
BA, University of Cambridge. MSc, London School of Economics
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