Joanna Goddard is an award-winning management consultant specialising in commercial growth. She is known for delivering rapid results in tech, cyber, professional services, and stand-up comics, an unusual combination reflecting her ability in creative commercial strategy. Part of a specialist team of consultants to law enforcement and Government to develop SME and supply chain cyber resilience, and the City of London Police-owned start-up, National CRC Group, she is trusted by high calibre and high profile people and regularly collaborates with her network of world-class business and technical security personnel.
With a forensic analysis approach to leading data-informed engagement and a successful track record in educating non-tech senior stakeholders and navigating security in a digital era, Joanna manages a portfolio of high-profile clients supporting Government, business and law enforcement in the UK and overseas.
She has delivered engagement programmes for The Scottish Government, The Institute of Directors, The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, BRIM, and discrete advisory to numerous private sector Boards. She successfully founded and exited the business, serving high-profile clients internationally. Joanna is recognised as a ‘go to’ expert, advising a Channel 4 TV series from inception for several years.
Additionally, Joanna is experienced in leading a not-for-profit company (Town Centre Management) and consulting on the introduction from North America of the BID system, a local tax scheme to support troubled town and city centres, and its introduction to the UK. As a former director of a law firm, Joanna also has a good grasp of coordinating governance and legal implications across different jurisdictions with legal advisory teams.