Ellie Southwood MBE
Director of impact and external affairs
Ellie was a Cabinet Member on Brent Council until May 2023. Over the course of eight years, she was accountable for core council services, including waste management and highways: local financial support and skills: and housing, including building the first council homes in decades.
Ellie is a former chair of the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) where she led the organisation through a statutory review by the Charity Commission, financial transformation, and significant modernisation.
Ellie currently chairs Habinteg Housing Association, which specialises in accessible and adaptable homes across England.
Ellie's earlier career spans the public, private, and non-profit sectors, and she brings significant public policy, campaigning, and organisational change experience.
