FRAN BOAIT
Strategist, coach, writer, campaigner, leader
Coaching
Fran offers 1 to 1 coaching sessions. Fran draws on her 11 years experience as an Executive Director of an international new economy think tank and campaigning organisation, Positive Money. Fran trained as an Executive Coach with Coach-Advisor, and is a member of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council.If you would like to discuss coaching with Fran, please email [email protected]What my coachees have said about me:'Fran was an excellent coach in so many respects. She was really brilliant at noticing key themes emerging in my work, and empowering me to work through them. She brought a real sense of support and challenge - pushing me to work out out my own priorities as well as my organisations.' - Matthew, Director of Comms, NEON'Fran provided a very safe and creative space for exploring ideas and feelings regarding my career''Fran was great in directing my thinking process to help me realise my potential and assess situations. I felt like there was a safe space to share thoughts without fearing judgement or being misunderstood. I always felt like I had a plan leaving a session and had a chance to reflect on it after. I especially found Fran’s skill in her follow up questions amazing – I was able to navigate different perspectives without being prompted directly to do so.' Sara, Delivery Manager
WRITING
Starmer’s Labour is leaving my generation politically homeless - GuardianHow Labour's approach to the City of London goes hand in hand with upholding whiteness - RenewalThe government's 'Treasury brain' has got the UK in an economic mess. How can we cure it? - GuardianBig banks are raking in billions, and we all pay the price – time for a new windfall tax - GuardianWe face peril because the UK economy relies on house prices. Here are three ways to fix that - GuardianDeregulation of the UK financial sector on top of a fragile economy will be disastrous - GuardianNew Directions - Fabian ReviewLabour MPs must ensure Clive Lewis is on the ballot paper for leader - Open DemocracyIf we want to be ready for a financial crisis we should start planning now - Open DemocracyThe UK economy is still in need of urgent reform 10 years after the financial crisis - IndependentTen years after its near-collapse, RBS is still a toxic brand - GuardianCould the Swiss Vollgeld referendum offer an opportunity to truly take back control? - IndependentThe Bank of England’s monetary policy has made inequality worse – this is how to solve it - IndependentThe UK's misguided obsession with GDP is driving us all into debt - IndependentUnless we quit our addiction to growth, we're heading towards a debt-fuelled dystopia - Huffington PostMonetary policy has an enormous impact on politics. Its time for a radical rethink - GuardianWhat would the world look like if the banks crashed tomorrow? - IndependentScrapping cash - don’t let the banks coin it - Prospect10 years after the crash civil society has come a long way. But much more remains to be done - Open DemocracyBooks in brief: The Production of Money by Ann Pettifor - ProspectPerils of the free market - ProspectHow Keynes’ ideas could make capitalism work for the people - ProspectCan money be a force for good? - Open DemocracyTragedy of Growth - Positive MoneySubparallel thrust and normal faulting in Albania and the roles of gravitational potential energy and rheology contrasts in mountain belts - Journal of Geophysical ResearchSpatial and temporal evolution of injected CO2 at the Sleipner field, North Sea - Journal of Geophysical ResearchLayer Spreading and Dimming within the CO2 plume at the Sleipner Field in the North Sea - Science Direct
M E D I A
Fran has been interviewed for broadcast close to 100 times including for BBC News, BBC Newsnight, CNBC, and BBC Radio 4 Today Programme, and has presented and Chaired events to audiences of hundreds including Parliamentary events.Fran can be reached on +447843382034 or [email protected]What does Labour party offer as it takes power? - Al Jazeera
Deregulating the banks - CNBC
10 years on from the financial crisis - BBC news
Making Money: The New Age of Capitalism Episode 5 - BBC Radio 4NHS ‘Brexit Dividend’ - Sky News
T A L K S & E V E N T S
Money, Finance, and the Economy, UCL-IIPP MPA Lecture, Nov 2024Democratisation of Finance, Anthrophy Live, Eden Project, Nov 2022The future of money and banking: How can Labour build a financial system that works for all?, Labour Party Conference, Sept 2022Build back better how?, Compass event, Oct 2020South West Labour Campaign for Electoral Reform, Oct 2020The Future of Banking, Rethinking Economics International Festival, July 2020Corporate Governance: making businesses work for the common
good, SW Regional Co-operative Party Conference, Feb 2020How will Labour pay for the Green Transition, Labour Party Conference, Sept 2019A Party of reform or transformation?, The World Transformed, Sept 2019Making Data Work For The Many, RSA and ODI, Labour Conference, Sept 2019Digital Money and the Future, International Conference of Modern Monetary Theory, Oct 2019Money, debt and interest rates: how can the system of money creation work in favour of sustainability?, European Parliament Post-Growth conference, Sept 2018Escaping Growth Dependency, Positive Money, Parliamentary launch, Jan 2018Out of the darkness: can a reformed financial system help solve the world's big problems?, Royal Society of Arts, Sept 201738 Degrees Live, Nov 2016Money, Debt, and Democracy, The World Transformed, Sept 2016Create Money for People not Financial Markets, LSE Resist Festival, Sept 2016Quantitative Easing for People, European Parliament, Feb 2016Beyond Growth, Wilderness Festival, August 2015What shall we do about politics, Guardian Live, Apr 2015Through A Glass, Darkly: How Much Economic Turmoil Can We Predict or Prepare For?, Nesta FutureFest, Mar 2015TTIPing the Balance - Cross party Friends of Earth event, Bristol, Nov 2014Southampton Hub Sustainability Festival, Feb 2014The Economic Sphere, Sunrise Festival, June 2013
P R O J E C T S
Fran is open to working with individuals and teams delivering positive social and environmental change. She works across strategy, organisational development, research, governance, policy development, campaigns, leadership development, and organisational change. Fran is a trained facilitator with the Art of Hosting.If you are interested in working with Fran get in touch: [email protected]
About
Fran is a coach, consultant, and writer. She spent over a decade as the Executive Director of an international new economy think tank and campaigning organisation, Positive Money. She has written for the Guardian, Prospect magazine, the Financial Times, The Ecologist, Huffington Post, iPaper, and Open Democracy amongst others.Fran was born and raised in Gloucestershire, which she returned to for two years whilst running as a Parliamentary candidate. She completed two science degrees from Cambridge University, alongside post-doctoral research at Cambridge and Edinburgh University. She lives in North London with her partner and son, and they regularly spend time with family and friends in India. In addition to her work as a campaigner and writer Fran is a trained yoga teacher and executive coach.
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