Biography
Joanna joined GGI in September 2021 and specialises in reviews and in governance improvement, working primarily in health, education and the charity sector.
She spends much of her time helping organisations improve their governance arrangements, through delivering developmental governance reviews and making the best use of time spent in meetings and enabling better decision-making. She has considerable experience of working with boards and their committees, including board development workshops. She relishes challenges and enjoys developing solutions to solve complex problems.
Before joining GGI, Joanna worked at PwC for more than 30 years, providing assurance services to public sector and not-for-profit bodies, specialising in the NHS and higher education. Her experience includes due diligence and financial governance reviews as well as external and internal audit.
Joanna is an honorary fellow of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) in recognition of her contribution as past chair of the HFMA East Midlands branch. She is an experienced charity trustee, including at a hospice, and has been chair of governors at a large primary school in a relatively deprived urban area.
Joanna is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and has an MA in Economics from the University of Cambridge.
