Phillip plays a pivotal role within NCB, leading teams that make a difference from the playground to parliament, analysing, influencing and ultimately changing the complex systems on which children and their families rely.
“As the National Children’s Bureau prepares to mark its 60th birthday, children and young people have never needed it more. In the face of the cost-of-living crisis and struggling services, Government inaction is leaving more children without the support they need.
"It is an extraordinary privilege to join NCB’s vital work and make sure that children and young people can tell their stories to those who need to hear them – and by doing so, change those stories for the better."
Before joining NCB, Phillip held a variety of roles at the Department of Health and Social Care, working on the response to the swine flu pandemic, tackling child obesity, reforming social care and expanding support for informal family carers.
More recently he has worked for Prostate Cancer UK and the MS Society, using both public and private platforms to champion the rights of people living with these conditions and make the case for improving the health, care and welfare systems that support them.
Phillip has always been passionate about supporting children and young people, taking on a range of voluntary roles and mentorships as well as working full-time with vulnerable children in Peru and Chile.
He lives in North London with his partner and son.