Head office team

Ellen O'Donoghue
Chief Executive Officer
Ellen is CEO at James’ Place. This follows her work as Head of Programmes at the Royal Foundation. Ellen was previously Director of Health Promotion Programmes at the Movember Foundation, leading on global programmes to improve men’s health. Prior to that she headed up the strategy and planning team for Public Health England’s world-leading behaviour change campaigns. She launched the strategic communications agency The Ladder Consultancy and set up and led the social marketing team at Forster Communications, working with clients including the British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK and the King’s Fund.

Charlie Keep
Head of Fundraising
Charlie works with all kinds of supporters to spread the word about James’ Place and raise the money which keeps the organisation going. Charlie, was previously Director of Income Generation at Crohn’s and Colitis UK and has worked for a wide range of charities including ActionAid, Freedom from Torture and St Luke's Hospice, Harrow, specialising in strategic project management, forecasting and direct marketing.