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A New Approach to Social Mobility with John Craven, Director, Social Mobility Commission

Author WIG Date 24 Jan 2023

We were delighted to host John Craven, Director of the Social Mobility Commission, for this WIG briefing.

Theme(s)

Collaborative leadership and organisational development

Society

Following the release of the Social Mobility Commission’s (SMC) State of the Nation Report 2022, join us to hear from John Craven, the Director of the Commission, to understand in what way the SMC is changing its approach to how social mobility is viewed.

Catch up on this Briefing to: 

  • Explore how the SMC is promoting a broader understanding of social mobility
  • Discover how organisations from across the sectors can help to move the dial on inequality without increasing the gap between the top and bottom of the socio-economic ladder

If you wish to be sent John's slides as a PDF, please get in contact with the SMC at [email protected] to request them.

WIG Event Summary Social Mobility Commission 24 January

Speakers at the Event

John was appointed Head of the Social Mobility Commission in June 2022.  The Social Mobility Commission's mission is to create a society where the circumstances of birth do not determine outcomes in life.

Before joining the SMC, John was Chief Executive of upReach for six and a half years, in which time the social mobility charity won a prestigious 2022 Queen's Award for Enterprise, "Charity of the Year" in the 2019 Charity Times Awards and the "Embracing Digital" Award in the 2020 Charity Governance Awards.

Previously, John worked for 11 years in investment banking, and as a teacher and lead practitioner, taught mathematics and economics at several state and independent schools. John is a keen runner, having run marathons on every continent, and is a former national premier league hockey player.

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