Caroline Macfarland

Caroline is Managing Director of the ResPublica Trust, the not-for-profit entity established in July 2011 which undertakes all of ResPublica’s domestic activity. She has worked at ResPublica since its launch in November 2009 and played an integral part in its development from a start-up to a leading think tank. In January 2012 she was appointed as Managing Director by the Board of Trustees and looks after operations, business development, fundraising and communications strategy.

Caroline studied Politics and Sociology at the University of York and the University of Copenhagen, where she was active in student politics. Prior to joining ResPublica she worked in communications and public relations, and has held a number of roles abroad as well as in the UK. She is co-author of the ResPublica report, Clubbing Together: The hidden wealth of communities, published in July 2012.

Related Sessions
Saturday 20 October 2012, 5.15pm Frobisher Auditorium 2

Publications

Clubbing Together: The hidden wealth of communities, Keith Cooper and Caroline Macfarland (ResPublica 2012)

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