Board & staff categories: Other members

Alex joined the GFCF team in 2026 to assist with the coordination of #ShiftThePower Global Summit in Kathmandu in December. She has previously worked on similarly structured global gatherings – Peace Connect in Nairobi for Peace Direct, and the Climate Justice Camp in Arusha for Roots. Alex spent seven years at Greenpeace UK in a variety of roles, including running the organization’s community space, which shared resources and provided room for meetings, campaigning activities and collective joy for grassroots groups. Before that, Alex’s background is a diverse portfolio including chef, hairdresser and forklift operator. She has now found her calling, buried in spreadsheets to bring people together at large-scale events.

Barry Knight is Executive Director of CENTRIS, and an Adviser of the GFCF, particularly in the areas of evaluation and knowledge management. He is a social scientist who has worked for the UK government as adviser on policy and grants for non-profit organizations. His early career was spent in research and teaching at Cambridge University and he later worked for the European Commission. He has written books on economic development, family policy, inner cities, the voluntary sector, and social enterprise. He is the author of Rethinking Poverty, published in 2017.