Michelle has more than twenty years’ experience of research and evaluation of government programmes acting as lead consultant on 150+ research and evaluation projects for the English government (both central departments and their agencies), Welsh government, Australian Commonwealth government and regional government and EU funded programmes. Through this experience she has gained vast knowledge of different policy and programme delivery models and the opportunities and practical challenges in researching and evaluating them. As such, she is highly skilled at breaking down complex and wide-ranging requirements into an actionable approach with expertise in managing large, multi-disciplinary teams to work towards a common set of projects aims and outcomes. She is adept at building relationships with clients to really understand their needs and seeks opportunities where research or analysis can add additional insight for clients.