Senior Consultant – Leadership and Organisational Development, The King’s Fund; England

Dr Kathryn Perera works in the Leadership and Organisational Development team, where she co-designs and facilitates leadership initiatives with boards, executive teams and organisations, supporting them to work with more intention and impact. She also undertakes learning reviews to support boards and executive teams in making progress on complex, sensitive challenges.

Kathryn joined The King’s Fund after nearly a decade working in senior roles in NHS England, where she led the co-design and implementation of large-scale change initiatives across health and care systems, both in England and internationally. She is a US-UK Fulbright Commission Scholar and long-term collaborator with Professor Marshall Ganz at Harvard University. Through that collaboration, she is a trustee of the Leading Change Network, a global community organising hub, and Act Build Change, a UK-based social enterprise that builds power with people so that they are better able to make positive change in their communities.