Head of InnovationDepartment for International Development
Tamara is the Head of Innovation at the Department for International Development (DFID), which is leads the UK’s work to end extreme poverty and address humanitarian crisis. She joined DFID in 2016 from 22 years working in the private sector in design, strategy and innovation consulting and as a founder and director of a number of technology and impact ventures. She has worked with corporations such as P&G, Orange, Nokia and Telefónica, and start-ups such as Trillion Fund (crowdfunding for renewable energy) and most recently Product Health (Internet of Things meets batteries and energy storage) on innovation, product development and business development. Tamara was named one of “35 Outstanding Businesswomen Under the Age of 35” by World Business Magazine and INSEAD. At DFID she was (co)awarded the Civil Service Award for Innovation for the ‘Frontier Technology Livestreaming programme’ - trialling the use of emerging technologies in development programming.