Kel’s work focuses the tools, strategies, spaces, and collaborations people use to build the world they want, with in life, work or society.
He has spent the last twenty years working in the space of advocacy strategy and collaboration. During that time, he worked for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation helping steer their international strategy; was the Deputy International Advocacy Director for World Vision International; spent time as a Senior Researcher for the New Economics Foundation; was a lead coordinator for Make Poverty History; and a Parliamentary Research at the House of Parliament in the UK.
For the past 11 years, Kel has led the consultancy What World Strategies which has created advocacy strategies and initiatives for the OECD, World Health Organisation, World Food Programme, the Gates Foundation, the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, the Pisces Foundation, and 30 other organisations.
Kel speaks on change, advocacy and collaboration and has had his work featured in academic publications as well as the The Guardian. He has addressed UN conferences, led international delegations and convened numerous international events including side-events at G7 summits, G20 summits and at UN General Assemblies.
Kel’s current research work has moved from global politics to business and the role of brands and companies to affect change at the local and international level. Brands that create tribe have a large impact on consumer habits and Kel believes this is the future of progressive change. He is undertaking this work through What World Industries.