Graham Whitham

Chief Executive Officer

Graham is the founder and CEO of GMPA. He leads the organisation, setting the strategic direction and leading on organisational sustainability and governance. Graham shares responsibility for management of our activities and external engagements with the senior leadership team. Graham is a regular contributor to national debates on living standards and the economy. He regularly speaks in national, regional and local media on behalf of GMPA.

Prior to founding GMPA, Graham worked for Save the Children as a Senior Policy Advisor for seven years, leading a number of policy and campaign projects focusing on poverty in the UK. During this time Graham successfully influenced policy in Westminster and in the devolved nations. Graham then spent two years in a similar role at Oxfam, helping to strengthen Oxfam’s work on economic inequality.

Outside of work Graham is an avid reader and part of a dwindling band of people who support Southport Football Club.

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