Karen Harrison

Karen Harrison has her Masters in Development Studies and has 25 years experience in the public, education and non-profit sectors. She has been responsible for the management of community-based development programmes and large national development programmes. Karen has worked within policy, implementation and advisory positions. She has developed specific expertise in local economic development, powers and functions of government and associated service delivery mechanisms, and local government. For the past 5 years she was the Economic Development Component lead for the South African National Treasury’s Cities Support Programme where she led urban reforms linked to evidence based city planning, area based regeneration and business process optimisation. She is currently working for the Greater London Authority as a senior policy officer.