Helen is an award-winning charity leader, whistleblower and #ActuallyAutistic advocate.  In 2018, Helen hit the headlines after she spoke publicly about systemic sexual exploitation and abuse at Oxfam GB.  She went on to give evidence to MPs and the Charity Commission, leading to changes in the way the charity sector is now regulated in respect of safeguarding.  Since leaving Oxfam GB, Helen has led several third sector organisations in the UK and is one of only a handful of openly Autistic charity CEOs.

Last year she spoke about her autism diagnosis and the positive role this played in her whistleblowing in the feature length documentary ‘When We Speak’.  Helen is now a well-regarded public commentator on Autistic leadership and whistleblowing, speaking most recently on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Woman’s Hour’ and the ‘Bottom Line’.  Alongside Helen’s current role, as CEO of rare disease charity Cavernoma Alliance UK, she is also an Advisory Council member of the whistleblowing charity Protect.

When We Speak: Available to stream on Amazon Prime

What is it like to be an openly autistic CEO: Blog for the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations (ACEVO)