Sarah Spencer is SOIF’s Next Generation Foresight Practitioner (NGFP) Award and Retreats Coordinator.  Sarah manages the award process, outcomes and the NGFP community. She also leads the organisation of the annual SOIF Retreat and other high level events.

Sarah joined SOIF in 2018, after having a career break to start a family. Before that, she worked for two years at the Department for Education, in the Sure Start and Early Intervention Unit, where she was part of the team setting up and monitoring children’s centres.

Before joining the DfE, Sarah spent ten years (2000-2010) working in the Cabinet Office as part of the Performance and Innovation Unit, and in the Forward Strategy Unit based in 10 Downing Street. Sarah’s roles included running the administrative teams on strategy projects and organising press conferences, presentations, and staff events.