Early Intervention Foundation appoints new chief executive

Press release: embargo for 10:00, Thursday 11 May
Issued: Wednesday 10 May

The Early Intervention Foundation (EIF) has appointed Dr Jo Casebourne as its new chief executive. Casebourne will take up the post in August.

Jo Casebourne is currently Director of Development at the Institute for Government, leading the institute’s work on public services, and has previously served as Director of Public and Social Innovation at Nesta and Director of Research at the Centre for Economic & Social Inclusion. She succeeds Carey Oppenheim, who has been EIF chief executive since 2013.

Dame Clare Tickell, EIF chair, says:

“We are very pleased to welcome Jo to the Early Intervention Foundation. Jo has tremendous enthusiasm for our work, and impressed us with her understanding of the issues and opportunities facing the organisation at this important time. Carey Oppenheim has done a fantastic job building EIF over the last four years, and we are delighted to have found someone as impressive as Jo, who will be able to take that legacy forwards with such skill.”

Jo Casebourne says:

“I am delighted to be joining the Early Intervention Foundation as its new chief executive. At such an important time for early intervention, EIF has a crucial role to play in working with others across the sector to ensure our strong evidence base supports children and families showing signs of risk. I look forward to working with trustees and the expert and talented staff team to champion the use of effective early intervention in this next phase of EIF’s development.”

Casebourne’s appointment will be announced at EIF’s national conference, taking place in London this week.

The EIF national conference is a landmark event for the UK early intervention sector, bringing together more than 250 policymakers, commissioners, local leaders and practitioners to share knowledge and experiences of how to develop and support effective early intervention. This year’s event features a keynote address from new President of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS), Alison Michalska, and a line-up of expert speakers from across national and local government, health and wellbeing, education and relationship support.

Members of the press who wish to attend and cover the EIF conference are invited to contact Mark Ballinger, EIF head of communications (details below).

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Contact:

Mark Ballinger
Head of Communications, EIF
E: mark.ballinger@eif.org.uk
T: 020 3542 2481 (switchboard)

Notes:

• The Early Intervention Foundation (EIF) is an independent charity that champions and supports the use of effective early intervention to improve the lives of children, young people and their families, reduce hardship and improve value for money in the long run. As a member of the What Works network, EIF is dedicated to expanding and communicating the evidence-base related to early intervention in the UK. For more information, see: http://www.eif.org.uk/
• The EIF National Conference takes place on Thursday 11 May, at the Royal College of Physicians in London. The agenda and full speaker list for the EIF National Conference is available online, at: https://www.inroleme.com/ehome/eif2017/200391447/
• Updates throughout the day will be available on Twitter, via #EIFNatCon