Our team

Our team is built to think differently. We’ve come to ARIA from start-ups, non-profits, venture capital, and the public sector, united by a shared belief in the power of science to transform society.

Directors

Our team is comprised of multiple functions – all critical to delivering our programmes and increasing the chance of ARIA's success.

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Tammy Thomas-Brown

Director of Procurement and Contracts

Tammy’s career spans the private and public sector. She joined ARIA having previously worked at two unicorn software startups, where she established and led the UK procurement and contracts teams.

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Mike Tsang

Director of Finance

Mike joined ARIA from the Francis Crick Institute, where he built out their finance team through a rapid growth phase. He started his career in Big Four financial services audit before moving to the non-profit sector.

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Cat Townley

Director of People Operations

Cat joined ARIA from the Freedom Fund - a catalyst in the global effort to end modern slavery. Here, she built their HR function, spanning 11 countries. Previously, Cat led the HR team in a tech startup, and has also worked with trafficking survivors in a residential programme.

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Clara Zabludowsky

Director of Communications and Engagement

Clara joined from WPP where she worked with multilateral organisations and corporates on their communications strategies.

Our functional teams

How we work

We seek out exceptional scientists and engineers and empower them to turn their ideas into reality.

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Funding opportunities

Learn about how we fund and explore our current and past funding opportunities.

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