Kate is the Thames Estuary Envoy and chairs the Thames Estuary Growth Board. In addition, she is an independent consultant working on a diverse portfolio of infrastructure and growth projects. With a background in culture and creativity, Kate has lived and worked in Hungary, France and Belgium, working as a regeneration expert with the European Commission on major transnational projects in employment, social cohesion and regional development.
Whilst living and working in Hungary, Kate also established the first UK-Hungarian cultural partnership trust, Brouhaha Magyarország and was CEO of the UK’s first rural regeneration company, Rural Regeneration Cumbria.
Kate chairs Arts Council England Area Council North, is a Non-Executive Director Arts Council England National Council and member of the Performance and Audit committee, is a Churchill Fellow and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA).
In 2020 Kate was appointed by the Queen with an Order of the British Empire (OBE) for her longstanding contribution to transport and the economy.