Susan Wareham

BSc (AppPsych), GCHSt (PHC) (Policy)

Strategic. Ethical. Impact-driven.

Senior leaders today face growing demands for integrity, transparency, and public trust, across sectors and systems. I help organisations meet these expectations, not with box-ticking compliance, but with deep, meaningful shifts in culture, policy, and ethical capability.

With over 25 years experience in policy and governance leadership in government departments and agencies, statutory bodies, associations and third sector entities, I’m now a specialist freelance consultant in two tightly interlinked domains:

  • Policy and Governance Analysis, Development & Implementation
    Whether it's new legislation, regulatory reform, or internal governance policy, I guide organisations through complex policy challenges—grounded in evidence, stakeholder engagement, and real-world feasibility.

  • Ethics Advisory & Integrity Capability Building
    I work with boards, executive teams, and front-line leaders to build ethical resilience—through frameworks, strategy, policy, leadership development, and systems that support good decision-making under pressure.

I’m known for cutting through complexity, aligning policy with purpose, and delivering results that stand up to scrutiny—public, political, and personal.

My Core Competencies

  • Leading strategic policy agendas

  • Policy review, design, analysis, and implementation pathways

  • Drafting high-level policy, governance and ethics-related documents, including briefings, speaking notes and Board papers

  • Governance, policy & integrity frameworks aligned with strategic priorities, and supported by bespoke implementation artefacts and campaigns

  • Organisational governance, policy and integrity capability reviews, awareness campaigns & uplift strategies.

Why Work With Me?

I offer:

  • Strategic Credibility

    • Since 1996 I have been trusted by senior leaders to navigate politically sensitive, values-based issues.

  • Independent Perspective

    • I bring objectivity, confidentiality, and integrity to every engagement.

  • Outcomes Focused

    • My policy and ethics advice is always strategic, pragmatic, ethical and outcomes focused.