Passionate about environmental and social issues, Harriet is an experienced leader who, in the UK and globally, built the Fairtrade movement – a certification scheme that sets standards to make trade fairer, working with producers in the developing world as well as thousands of companies and retailers.

She has also led Ashden, which promotes climate solutions in the UK and globally, and International Alert, a peacebuilding organisation. She worked in the UK on refugee and low-pay issues and lived in India for six years.

Harriet joined WRAP as CEO in March 2023 with an ambitious vision to scale our impact in the UK and internationally.

Harriet has won several awards including a CBE, Orange Businesswoman of the Year, and Cosmopolitan EcoQueen. She was also the first woman Honorary Fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and has published two books on social and environmental movements for change.