Adele joined Local Partnerships as chief executive in November 2022, having spent the previous two and a half years as Head of Economic Development and Commercial Investments at South Cambridgeshire District Council. Highlights in that role included oversight of £43 million of COVID-19 grant funding and a five-year investment strategy including the Council’s Investment Partnerships. Adele also oversaw Enterprise Zone development, High Street and Market Town development, Growth Coaching and Business Support for regional businesses.

For over 20 years Adele has worked in senior management roles for a range of research and strategy consultancies including YouGov, where she oversaw the commercial consulting arm of the business. Adele has also served as European managing director for research firm Lieberman Research Worldwide, and as UK managing director of Future Thinking, now a Savanta owned company.

Adele holds an MA in Social and Political Science from the University of Cambridge. She is also a fluent Welsh speaker.