Dr Jonathan Huish - Founder
Dr Jonathan Huish, an internationally experienced leader, chair, advisor and coach for over two decades, is qualified in the fields of Economics, Finance, Strategy, Psychology and Leadership. He is a Founder of the Avanti Change Consultancy, and the Chair of Butterfly Data. Prior to Avanti, Jonathan was the CEO of Capital People (the sister company to Capital Law), and until recently held the roles of Chair of Trivallis, and the Chair of the group of Chairs of Welsh Housing Associations.
Jonathan has over 25 years of leadership experience, having been a councillor for 17 years in leadership and opposition, and a National Lead for the IDeA and Local Government Association for over a decade. He was a Senior Advisor for PA Consulting and a Principal Associate for CIPFA (leading on governance and leadership).
Alongside these roles, Jonathan has also been a board member of RCT Health Board, the South Wales Police Authority, and a governor of the Universities of Cardiff, Swansea and Glamorgan. He also represented Wales on the Committee of the Regions of Europe, where he was the Coordinator of the Economic and Social Committee; chaired the first Objective 1 Partnership; the SE Wales Regional Economic Forum; and was Strategic Advisor to the Welsh Development Agency and the Wales Tourist Board.
Jonathan holds a doctorate in Leadership and Change from Cranfield, separate Masters Degrees in Behavioural Psychology; European Policy and Behavioural Economics from LSE; and a Degree in Management & Law from LSE. He is also a qualified public finance accountant (CPFA) and a Fellow of ILM.
Dr Amanda Milliner - Founder
Dr Amanda Milliner has extensive experience working in both public and private sectors to include NHS, Housing, Local Government, Construction, Medical devices and Media, providing Board & Executive team support for over 20 years, together with policy development advice and learning & development activities and programmes.
Recent experience includes leading a culture, values and behaviour development programme involving whole staff and member engagement; a mayor and cabinet development programme for a London Borough; a unitary transformation programme, including supporting members prepare for their evolution; scrutiny development for a rural district; and coaching the leader and cabinet of a minority administration unitary.
Amanda is a Doctor of Philosophy, with a PhD specialising in organisation and customer/community engagement, with a particular interest in reaching the voices that aren’t always heard and potentially the most vulnerable people in our communities. This academic background gives her an insight into cutting edge thinking, and its application to organisational challenges.
Helping individuals, teams and organisations to become resilient and mindful of wellbeing is of particular interest to Amanda. Qualifications in mindfulness practice, meditation, cognitive behavioural therapy and rational emotive behaviour therapy assist Amanda in providing appropriate support. She is also qualified to use a multitude of psychometric tests.
Amanda has worked globally with women in leadership roles across sectors and has also held Board roles for media organisations, EatSleep Media and Focus Shift Films, which brings an understanding of the landscape of the creative industry in Wales, along with the challenges it faces.
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