Jeannie has a proven track record as a business builder and driver of change within a wide range of businesses. Jeannie was previously COO and then Managing Director of research consultancy, FreshMinds. Whilst MD, the agency won the Market Research Society 'Best Agency' award in 2006 & 2007 and the society’s 'Most innovative employer' award in 2006.

Prior to FreshMinds, Jeannie was a consultant at PA Consulting 1999-2003 where she worked on a number of assignments for a variety of organisations, including BP, Orange, BBC, the Department of Work and Pensions and London Underground.

Jeannie has a Masters in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh (where she was also awarded the James Watt medal for academic achievement).