OUR NEWS AND VIEWS FROM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SECTOR
Our people
Crest employs staff from a diverse mix of backgrounds, united by a common goal: building a safer and more secure society.
Gavin Lockhart-Mirams
Founder and Chairman
A specialist in criminal justice policy, Gavin has more than a decade of experience working with government, police and public safety organisations. He worked in No.10 Downing Street advising a Conservative Prime Minister and has worked closely with other governments to cut crime. Read more
gavin.lockhartmirams@crestadvisory.com
Roderick Brenninkmeijer
Chief Financial Officer
Rod manages Crest’s financial operations and oversees HR, contracts and office management. Before joining, Rod was director for a major European retail company working to improve organisational culture. Read more
roderick.brenninkmeijer@crestadvisory.com
Jon Clements
Executive Director, Development
A former home affairs correspondent for ITN, Jon draws on two decades in the media, public affairs and the crime and justice sector to develop bespoke solutions to client challenges. Blending policy and communications, Jon works with charities, public inquiries and independent commissions. Read more
jon.clements@crestadvisory.com
Sarah Kincaid
Director
As former policy lead for the Troubled Families Programme, and an inspector of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council’s response to child sexual exploitation, Sarah has unparalleled insight on social justice, anti-social behaviour and victims’ issues, and senior government experience. Read more
sarah.kincaid@crestadvisory.com
Marie Begasse
Business Manager
Marie provides general and strategic business management support to the Crest team and Directors, ensuring our accounting, Human Resources, procurement and IT operations function effectively. Before joining Crest, Marie was PA to directors at a major UK manufacturer. Read more
marie.begasse@crestadvisory.com
Gemma Buckland
Senior Research Associate
A specialist in criminal justice and social policy, Gemma has more than twenty years’ experience working with government, MPs, and in academia. She worked in Parliament, advising the Justice and Home Affairs Select Committees on prisons, probation and wider crime reduction policies.
gemma.buckland@crestadvisory.com
Joe Caluori
Head of Research and Policy
As the former Cabinet Member with responsibility for youth crime at the London Borough of Islington and as a contributor to the DfE Tackling Child Exploitation Support Programme, Joe has unparalleled insight into county lines drugs networks and serious youth violence. Read more
Isabelle De-Ferrer
Analyst
Isabelle is a second year Generalist on the Civil Service Fast Stream and is on a secondment to Crest for six months. Read more
Isabelle.de-ferrer@crestadvisory.com
Amber Evans
Senior Analyst
Amber leads on qualitative and quantitative analyses across a range of research and consultancy projects. Her professional interests include early intervention to improve outcomes for young people and supporting vulnerable groups at risk of exploitation. Read more
Violette Gadenne
Research Lead
As Crest's Research Lead, Violette works on our independent programme of research, which aims to shine light on key policy issues in crime and justice. Before joining Crest, Violette worked at the Behavioural Insights Team across both Home Affairs in the UK and the then newly established French office. Read more
violette.gadenne@crestadvisory.com
Sarah Hibbert
Analyst
As part of the Strategy & Insight team, Sarah carries out analytical research for a variety of research and consultancy projects Read more
sarah.hibbert@crestadvisory.com
Oli Hutt
Strategy and Insight Manager
Oli manages Crest's Strategy & Insight projects, carrying out and shaping analysis for a range of clients. Before joining Crest, Oli completed a PhD in Crime Science at University College London. Read more
Phil Kay
Senior Policing Associate
Phil brings a wealth of experience from the world of policing and criminal justice, having spent the past 30 years working in a variety of different roles within police forces across the country. Read more
Jessica Lumley
Strategy and Insight Manager
As Strategy and Insight Manager, Jessica is responsible for shaping analyses of both qualitative and quantitative data. She uses her experience to lead Strategy and Insight projects for a range of stakeholders. Read more
jessica.lumley@crestadvisory.com
John Milik
Assistant Communications Officer
John provides communications support across a variety of projects, with a current focus on media monitoring of the press and public inquiries. Before joining Crest, he worked as a tutor, market researcher and mental health support worker. Read more
Nishat Rahman
Analyst
Nishat provides analytical support across a range of policy and research projects as part of the Strategy & Insight team. Read more
nishat.rahman@crestadvisory.com
Patrick Olajide
Analyst
Patrick sits within the Strategy and Insight team, supporting on a range of qualitative and quantitative research projects. Read more
patrick.olajide@crestadvisory.com
Madeline Rolfe
Analyst
As part of the Strategy and Insight team, Madeline supports Crest with qualitative and quantitative analysis for research and consulting projects. Her professional interests include tackling youth safety issues and facilitating the participation of vulnerable stakeholders in decision making. Read more
madeline.rolfe@crestadvisory.com
Julian Sandler
Quantitative Analyst
Julian shapes insight from quantitative data sources to support our research. Read more
julian.sandler@crestadvisory.com
James Stott
Strategy & Insight Manager
James works with a range of clients as a manager and lead analyst on research and consultancy projects. He shapes qualitative and quantitative to use evidence to inform and challenge current approaches to key issues in the criminal justice system; so far this has included serious violence and youth safety, female offending, out-of-court disposals and diversion, county lines and extremism. Read more
Harvey Redgrave
Chief Executive Officer
Harvey brings a wealth of strategy experience from a decade in government, academia and parliament. Before joining Crest, Harvey advised the Labour Party on home affairs policy and was a deputy director at the Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit leading reviews of police reform and organised crime. Read more
harvey.redgrave@crestadvisory.com
Charlotte Phillips
Executive Director, Communications
Charlotte is a justice communications expert with unparalleled experience of challenging environments including the Metropolitan Police, the Attorney General’s Office and the Independent Police Complaints Commission. Charlotte now leads Crest’s work for arms length bodies and public inquiries. Read more
charlotte.phillips@crestadvisory.com
Samantha Cunningham
Executive Director, Criminal Justice Strategy
Samantha is Crest's Executive Director for Criminal Justice Strategy, shaping our direction for consultancy projects within crime and justice. Samantha has over 20 years’ experience in crime reduction and held senior executive responsibility for leading strategic change across complex organisations and through partnership working in the public sector. Read more
samantha.cunningham@crestadvisory.com
Danielle Bayatti
Analyst Intern
As Analyst Intern in the Strategy and Insight team, Danielle supports qualitative and quantitative analysis across a range of research and consultancy projects. Read more
danielle.bayatti@crestadvisory.com
Anna Bennett
Senior Communications Officer
Anna manages various communications projects, overseeing the press office and media monitoring functions for a number of public inquiries. Anna is responsible for Crest's marketing strategy and communications outputs. Read more
anna.bennett@crestadvisory.com
Mary Calam
Senior Associate
Mary has a long career in UK government, in a range of senior positions across law enforcement and national security. Most recently, she was Director General for Crime, Policing and Fire in the Home Office, where she had responsibility for all policy, legislation, strategy and funding for policing, crime and the Fire Service. Mary is now a board adviser to several companies and organisations and is also a trustee of the Police Foundation. Read more
Ellie Covell
Head of Strategy (Performance)
A former police officer, Ellie draws on her frontline practitioner experience to inform her analytical and policy skills on a range of crime and justice subjects including demand modelling and justice performance frameworks. Ellie previously worked at the Cabinet Office. Read more
eleanor.covell@crestadvisory.com
Callyane Desroches
Strategy and Insight Manager
A skilled and creative analyst, Callyane uses quantitative data to improve the performance of agencies and systems and to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions. Before joining Crest, Callyane developed an arts project to divert young people from re-entering the justice system. Read more
callyane.desroches@crestadvisory.com
Tony Fuller
Associate Director
Tony was a Director at PwC’s consultancy practice for over 10 years where he led large scale change programmes in the UK and overseas. Prior to joining PwC, he served for over 30 years as a police officer with the Metropolitan Police where he held senior roles in investigating serious and organised crime, corruption and terrorism. Read more
Savas Hadjipavlou
Associate Head of Analysis
A former Director of the Probation Institute, Savas combines knowledge of the justice system with expertise in analysis and statistical methodologies. Before joining Crest, Savas worked for the Home Office, Department of Health and Ministry of Justice leading reforms of prison healthcare. Read more
savas.hadjipavlou@crestadvisory.com
Jess Hull
Policy & Communications Analyst
Jess supports both the Communications team and our policy research, conducting qualitative analysis across a number of research projects. Read more
jessica.hull@crestadvisory.com
Sunder Katwala
Associate
Sunder Katwala is Director of British Future, an independent and
non-partisan think tank, which works on identity and immigration, integration, and race relations, with a focus on engaging the public constructively in issues which can be polarising and divisive. Read more
Ellen Kirk
Analyst
Ellen works as an analyst at Crest, assisting with quantitative and qualitative research. Ellen has a keen interest in crime research and recently completed her Masters in Global Crime and Justice at the University of York.
Shayon Lynch
Office Manager
Shayon is the Office and Business Support Manager for Crest and oversees the general running of the office. She is involved in Human Resources, IT and other aspects of business operations. Read more
shayon.lynch@crestadvisory.com
Greg O'Meara
Analyst
Greg is an Analyst in the Strategy & Insight team, contributing to Crest’s consultancy projects. Previously Greg has worked as an Economic Attaché in the Irish Embassy in Paris and a Trainee in the EU delegation to UNESCO.
Beth Mooney
Senior Analyst
As Senior Analyst, Beth leads on qualitative and quantitative analyses for research and consultancy projects. Beth has a range of experience in research across various criminal justice topics, including restorative practices and historic child sexual abuse. More recently, Beth has focused on drug supply, county lines and exploitation. Read more
Miriam Rich
Associate Director
Miriam specialises in communications around policing and social welfare issues such as institutional racism and child protection. Miriam previously worked for the Metropolitan Police and the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre and now advises inquiries and educational bodies. Read more
Cassia Rowland
Senior Analyst
Cassia leads research and consultancy projects as a Senior Analyst in the Strategy & Insight team. She specialises in combining quantitative and qualitative insights to pull out strategic themes from complex findings, and has a particular interest in serious youth violence and third sector organisations working in the criminal justice space. Read more
cassia.rowland@crestadvisory.com
Alex Stacey
Analyst
As part of the Strategy and Insight Team at Crest, Alex provides analytical support for a variety of projects. Before joining Crest, he worked at Southend-on-Sea Borough Council as part of the Local Government Association’s National Graduate Development Programme, completing four work placements in various departments across the local authority. Read more