About Us

Graham Hopkins

I am a Chartered Engineer with a career spanning nearly forty years. My last corporate role was as Safety, Technology and Engineering Director for Network Rail and, as part of that, I chaired the Rail Industry Technical Leadership Group and was also a board member of the RSSB and Network Rail Consulting. Before that, I spent many years with Rolls-Royce plc, including as Director of Engineering and Technology for Defence Engines, and as EVP of Engineering and Technology for Aerospace Component Engineering. I was responsible for the strategic direction and leadership for all the Business Sector Engineering activities and led an international team of over 2000 engineers across the UK, Germany, USA and India.

I am a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Royal Aeronautical Society, the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, and the RSA. I currently sit on the Industrial Fellowship Steering Group of the Royal Academy of Engineering, and have previously sat on its Leadership Group for Diversity and Inclusion. I am also a DEFRA Secretary-of-State-appointed Board Member of the Cotswolds National Landscape.

My particular expertise and interests are in lean enterprise, innovation, sustainable development, high-performance culture, infrastructure strategy, and change management.

Jenny Hopkins

I am a former CEO of a deaf charity, where I led its transformation into a partner of choice for local public sector health and social care providers. At one time the organisation was the winner of a county ‘Best Social Enterprise’ award for our work around employment; at another time runner-up in the national Charity Governance Awards; it also became the first disabled-people’s-user-led organisation (DPULO) in Gloucestershire to be awarded the PQASSO Level 2 quality kite mark. Managing the rise of this deaf charity was rewarding and challenging in almost equal measure. Learning from the inside the kind of obstacles charities face on a daily basis can be a revelation and humbling experience. It required strong and creative leadership to build the charity’s financial resilience and sustainability. But above all, when demand on your services is so high and resources limited, you learn the value of developing a dedicated and loyal team to share the journey.

I am currently studying part-time for a PhD on the subject of marketisation and local deaf charities. I am content curator of the blog The Boiling Frog. I am also a trustee/director of two charities.

I specialise in strategy and business planning, as well as mentoring senior managers of smaller charities.