Meet our team

Senior Leadership Team

Daniel Bruce

Chief Executive

Daniel joined Transparency International UK as Chief Executive in 2019. Under his leadership, TI-UK has helped to secure significant legislative reform to close down loopholes allowing dirty money, the proceeds of corruption, into the UK economy. He has overseen our forensic investigations of corruption in Covid-19 procurement, formally feeding into the UK Covid-19 Public Inquiry. Daniel has served as an expert witness to the Committee on Standards in Public Life, along with committees in both Houses of Parliament, as part of our work to increase integrity in politics. He is a regular media commentator on standards in government, political financing and global corruption.
Before joining TI-UK, Daniel served for nearly 6 years as the Chief Executive of the global media support organisation, Internews and has worked on transparency, governance and media initiatives across three continents for Article 19, Albany Associates, Fondation Hirondelle, UNESCO, the University of Pennsylvania and others. He spent his early career as a journalist, editor and broadcaster.
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Sara Bandali

Senior Director of Global Programmes

As Senior Director of Global Programmes, Sara oversees Global Thematic Networks based at Transparency International UK, addressing corruption in the global health and the defence and security sectors; working closely with other TI chapters around the world and the Berlin secretariat. She also steers TI-UK’s bilateral partnerships with other chapters to strengthen corruption prevention and identify opportunities to increase shared impact.

Sara brings senior leadership experience in designing, delivering and overseeing international development programmes to a high standard in 18 countries; working in different institutional capacities, including consultancy services, the UN, a donor agency and a private foundation.
James Evans

Senior Director of Finance and Operations

James oversees Transparency International UK’s financial planning and delivery. He is a qualified accountant who has held various finance roles in the not for profit sector.
Duncan Hames

Senior Director of Policy and UK Programmes

Duncan leads the public policy, research and advocacy teams of Transparency International UK. His work aims to advance integrity in British public life and stop the flow through the UK of dirty money arising from corruption around the world.

Formerly a Member of Parliament, he attended Cabinet as the parliamentary aide to the Deputy Prime Minister. More recently, he completed a master’s degree in conflict, security and development.

Duncan is currently a governor of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy, a director of the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust, and a trustee of an associated charitable trust.
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UK Programmes

Corruption and the UK

Rachel Davies

Advocacy Director

Rachel has worked on anti-corruption policy for over a decade, focussing on corruption in the UK and the UK’s role as a safe haven for dirty money. She heads up TI-UK's external-facing team, which also hosts the UK Anti-Corruption Coalition Secretariat, and leads TI-UK's government-facing work. She has held roles as Chair of the Economic Crime Civil Society Organisations Steering Group (CSOSG), Co-Chair of the UK Anti-Corruption Coalition, and was a founding member of the UK Open Government Network steering group.
Steve Goodrich

Head of Research and Investigations

Steve leads Transparency International UK’s research and investigations team, which provides the evidence and policy thinking behind our advocacy. His brief covers both domestic corruption and the UK’s contribution towards corruption globally, with a specialism in political campaign finance.
Rose Zussman

Senior Advocacy Manager

Rose leads Transparency International UK’s strategic engagement with Westminster, working toward the goal of ending corruption in the UK and the UK’s role in facilitating corruption abroad. Rose is also an active member of the UK Anti-Corruption Coalition (UKACC) where she contributes to the group’s advocacy on political corruption and illicit finance.
Jon Narcross

Senior UK Media and Communications Manager

Jon manages media and communications for Transparency International’s UK programmes including work on illicit finance, money and politics and political integrity.
Margot Mollat

Senior Policy and Research Manager

Margot leads Transparency International UK’s strategic engagement and policy work with Westminster, working toward the goal of ending corruption in the UK and the UK’s role in facilitating corruption abroad. Margot previously worked for Margaret Hodge MP, coordinating the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Anti-Corruption & Responsible Tax, as well as investigator for Global Witness, uncovering corruption in the extractive and logging sectors.
Juliet Swann

Nations and Regions Programme Manager

Juliet (she/her) is based in Edinburgh and leads our work in Scotland. She also monitors Wales and Northern Ireland to identify opportunities for TI-UK in those countries. She is Chair of the Open Government Partnership Scotland Civil Society Steering Group, working collaboratively with government on transparency of and public participation in decision making.
Ben Cowdock

Senior Investigations Lead

Ben leads Transparency International UK’s research and investigations into Britain’s role as a hub for the proceeds of international corruption. This encompasses working to highlight the country’s shell company industry to give criminals nowhere to hide, strengthening Britain’s defences against dirty money and ensuring the UK offers no impunity to corrupt individuals.
He has researched and written seven reports including “At Your Service” which analysed the role played by UK businesses and institutions in laundering the money and reputations of corrupt individuals and regimes.
Jem Mills-Sheehy

Senior Communications & Engagement Officer

Jem supports our work in Westminster working toward the goal of ending corruption in the UK and the UK’s role in facilitating corruption abroad. Jem also leads our UK events programme and is an active member of the UK Anti-Corruption Coalition and UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition.
Peter Munro

Senior Policy Officer – Illicit Finance Summit

Peter coordinates the UK Anti-Corruption Coalition (UKACC), developing and promoting the advocacy efforts of key civil society organisations relating to anti-corruption and illicit finance. With colleagues in the UK team, he engages with Parliament and Government to advance these policies.
Prior to this role, Peter worked on anti-corruption issues in Washington D.C. with Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency Coalition (FACT) and joined us from a House of Commons Whips Office.

Business Integrity

Chara de Lacey

Head of Business Integrity

Chara is Head of Business Integrity at Transparency International UK. In this role she oversees the team’s business integrity research, strategy, policy development and engagement with the private sector through the Business Integrity Forum.

Chara is a UK-qualified lawyer with expertise in compliance, business and human rights, and responsible investment.
Rory Donaldson

Senior Product Manager

Rory leads project teams working on quantitative benchmarking, thought leadership and policy development. He engages with companies on their anti-corruption priorities, and regularly chairs industry workshops. He is currently leading a programme of research into how a proactive approach to anti-corruption drives successful impact investing outcomes, and on the links between corruption and other ESG factors such as environmental and labour standards.
Keri Doogan-Turner

Events and Marketing Manager

Keri leads on convening across the organisation, providing dedicated support to the Business Integrity programme.
With dedicated events experience in the not-for-profit sector, Keri brings expertise communicating about a range of topics from effective democracy to responsible investment, gender equality and climate change. She has organised events on behalf of Westminster Foundation for Democracy, ShareAction and ODI.
Tilly Prior

Senior Project Officer

Tilly supports the coordination of business integrity research projects, including the intersection of corruption with other sustainability topics and was one of the researchers for projects on enhancing anti-corruption approaches with values, measuring the effectiveness of corporate anti-corruption approaches and raising corporate anti-corruption standards. She also supports the delivery of Business Integrity Forum events and our external stakeholder engagements in relation to Business Integrity, including as a civil society member of the UK Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) multi-stakeholder group.
Maeve Lane

Senior Research Analyst

Maeve is responsible for the delivery of the Business Integrity team's research outputs and publications, including guidance, opinion pieces and research reports for businesses, government, and other stakeholders.

She has co-authored Transparency International UK reports on the role of business integrity in corporate sustainability governance and risk management and on anti-corruption disclosures as part of corporate sustainability reporting. She also presents the team’s research to relevant stakeholders to ensure the publications have external impact and drive change.

International Programmes

Defence and Security

Francesca Grandi

Programme Director

Dr Francesca Grandi is the Director of Transparency International Defence and Security, where she leads efforts to advance the governance and integrity of the European defence sector and to integrate anti-corruption into the international peace and security agenda.

She has extensive expertise in multilateral diplomacy, policy, strategy planning and implementation, as well as in conducting, managing, and disseminating research, and translating analytical insights and technical findings into policies and programming at the peace-development-humanitarian nexus. Her 20+ year career spans roles in international organisations, academia, think tanks, and NGOs, focusing on conflict analysis and resolution and the protection and assistance of victims of armed violence, including the forcibly displaced.
Michael Ofori-Mensah

Head of Research

Michael is Head of Research at Transparency International Defence & Security (TI-DS) where he leads the design and delivery of TI-DS’s global research agenda.
A specialist in accountability, governance and institutional reform, Michael’s current work focuses on integrity building in national defence institutions, defence spending transparency and oversight. He has over 20 years of experience in research, policy analysis, and capacity building and has advised international organisations and governments on governance reforms.
Michael has contributed to several policy initiatives, delivered training courses on integrity building for NATO and authored publications on anti-corruption and institutional reform.
Patrick Kwasi Brobbey

Research Project Manager

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Denitsa Zhelyazkova

Research Officer

Denitsa is responsible for conducting qualitative and mixed-methods research projects, producing and facilitating literature reviews, synthesis studies and case-based studies on key topics. She previously worked as Junior Research Executive at YouGov as well as a policy intern for the Administration of the President of Bulgaria at the Unit of Strategic Policies, Analyses and Prognoses.
Irasema Guzman Orozco

Research Project Officer

Irasema is a Research Project Officer for the Government Defence Integrity Index (GDI). She is a researcher specialising in corruption and governance. She completed her PhD in Politics at the University of Sussex where she made significant contributions to the Centre for the Study of Corruption. Her doctoral project employed mixed methods to explain the power dynamics facilitating corruption risks in public procurement. Irasema also has extensive experience working in the Mexican public sector, which includes leading projects that enhanced fiscal transparency and public participation.
Léa Clamadieu

Research Project Officer

Lea is a Research Project Officer for the 2025 Government Defence Integrity Index (GDI). Prior to joining us, she was a Defence Budgets and Forecast Analyst at Janes - a defence open-source intelligence company based in London. Lea holds a MA in International Peace and Security from King's College London and a BA in European Studies from University College London.
Emily Wegener

Senior Policy Officer

Emily works on multilateral advocacy for TI-DS, advocating a better integration of anti-corruption into defence, security and peacebuilding policies, strategies and practices. She joined TI in October 2021 working initially for TI Global Health, until moving to TI-DS in January 2023. Emily holds an MSc in International Development from the University of Manchester.
Yi Kang Choo

Project Manager

Yi Kang provides advocacy, research, and programmatic support to Transparency International’s Global Thematic Networks for Defence & Security and Global Health, aiming to combat corruption and promote good governance in these critical sectors. Originally from Malaysia, Yi Kang also engages with Chapters across the Transparency International Movement, particularly in the Asia Pacific region, to foster collaboration and drive impactful advocacy on related issues.
Colby Goodman

Senior Researcher

Colby Goodman is a Senior Consultant at Transparency International Defence and Security (TI-DS) and a member of the TI US team. He conducts research and provides advice on corruption risks within the international arms trade and other forms of defence sector corruption.
Colby Goodman has fought to reduce corruption risks and prevent harm in US security assistance over the past 15 years by uncovering some of the deeper challenges and illuminating ways to address these challenges.
Leah Pickering

Programme Officer

Leah is responsible for supporting and enabling the International Programmes at TI-UK (TI Defence and Security and Global Health) to operate efficiently and effectively, by delivering timely, consistent, rigorous operational support and programme administration.
Prior to joining us she worked in NGO’s focused on immigration support, support to refugees and in Serbia on water sanitation and hygiene projects.
She has an academic background in Gender, Peace & Security.

Global Health

Tom Wright

Applied Data & Technology Lead

Tom joined the Transparency International Health Initiative in February 2018 to develop the advocacy and research work streams of the flagship, DFID funded, Open Contracting for Health Project. Tom joined the team having previously worked on International Development projects focusing on Health, Women’s Economic Empowerment & Governance. He holds a Master’s degree in Corruption and Governance from the University of Sussex.
Gabrielle Asiodu

Programme Officer

Gabrielle provides project management support to the TI Global Health programme, delivering tasks within specific projects, contracts, and initiatives. She contributes to related research and policy development, and supports the Programme Development Unit (Fundraising) and Global Health team in prospect cultivation and proposal development.
Prior to joining us she was a Global Health Consultant with a major global engineering, development and management consultancy. She has an academic background in Data Science and further research in Digital Health and Entrepreneurship.

Shared Services

Chief Executive's Office

Sue Fraser

Governance Manager and Company Secretary

Sue provides governance management to the Board as well as ensuring the responsibilities of Company Secretary are delivered. She also provides administrative support to the Chief Executive, coordination of the Senior Leadership Team and manages the membership.
Sola Oduneye

Business Relationship Manager

Sola leads on our corporate stakeholder and partner engagements at Transparency International UK. Raising the profile of our Business Integrity membership and promoting successful outcomes on behalf of our Business Integrity Forum and Anti-corruption Benchmark partners. She is distinguished at nurturing long-term, reciprocal partnerships and carving out unique collaboration and growth opportunities through a career built in strategic and commercial relationship management.
Sophie Campbell White

Senior Programme Development Officer

Sophie is responsible for providing support for fundraising and proposal development. She works across multiple fundraising streams, as well as creating and managing her own portfolio of supporters. She has previous experience working in fundraising and engagement in a number of NGOs in South America.
Joe Moore

Senior Programme Development Officer

Joseph currently leads on funding and proposal development for trusts, foundations and major donors across all our programmes and has also worked on stakeholder engagement with major multi-nationals.
Previous to his current role he was employed in an operational capacity on peace monitoring, conflict risk and analysis in the Balkans.

People, Finance, Technology and Compliance

Harsha Patel

Finance Officer

Harsha supports the Finance Team with the transactional process. Prior to joining the team she worked for non-profit organisations in various finance and administrative roles.