CEO & Executive
Leadership Team

Moazzam joined Save the Children UK as CEO in January 2025.

He served as UK Ambassador to Indonesia for five years and as Director General, first at the Department for International Development (DfID) and then at the merged Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).

At DfID, Moazzam led initiatives to improve children’s prospects through education and health. At the FCDO, he led the UK’s embassy network and diplomatic engagement across Africa; and held global responsibilities for international finance, conflict and stabilisation, open societies and human rights.

For the last two years, he has been Managing Director at the World Resources Institute, working on global climate change and development, and leading a programme of organisational change.

He is Chair of the Muslim Charities Forum, an Honorary Professor at University College, London, and an Honorary Fellow at Hertford College, Oxford. 

Alison recently joined Save the Children UK as Executive Director for Public Impact. In this role, she is focused on building an active community of people who take action to secure lasting change with, and for, children.

Alison has over 35 years of brand, marketing and communications experience,  growing brands in the technology, financial services and retail sectors, globally, regionally and locally.  

In addition, she is experienced in encouraging the public to support the third sector,  working with organisations like Project (Red), Gallagher Project Rugby and Battersea Dogs and Cats Home. Alison is also a Non-Executive Director at Rites for Girls.

Dan is Save the Children's Executive Director for UK Impact. He leads Save the Children's programmes supporting families across the four nations of the UK and teams delivering award-winning policy, advocacy, campaigns and media on climate, inequality, poverty, conflict, health, education, hunger and nutrition.

Dan joined Save the Children in May 2020 as the Director of UK Impact.  He led on our work to support families across the UK during the Covid-19 pandemic and through the cost of living crisis.

Before joining Save the Children, Dan worked for the National Lottery Community Fund as the Senior Head of Portfolio Development, and for local and national anti-poverty charities.  Dan started his career by working on playschemes for children with disabilities in south east London.

Francis is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Save the Children UK. He was appointed Chief Financial Officer in 2020 responsible for the organisation’s financial operations, financial reporting, forecasting and budgeting having previously served as SCUK’s Financial Controller. Since September 2022 Francis is also responsible for the digital, data and technology team at SCUK.

Before joining SCUK, Francis worked for a number of years at Diageo Plc, a FTSE 100 global premium drinks company. He first qualified as an accountant in an accountancy and business advisory practice in 2002. Francis is also a trustee of the Lord’s Taverners.

George is Save the Children UK’s Executive Director for Global Impact. He leads the organisation’s international work to improve the lives of children worldwide, overseeing global programmes, advocacy, and strategic partnerships. George returned to Save the Children in 2025 after four years as Chief Executive of Humanity & Inclusion UK, an NGO working alongside people with disabilities and those affected by poverty, exclusion, conflict, and disaster. In that role, he championed equity and inclusion and helped strengthen the organisation’s partnerships and values-based approach.

He previously spent thirteen years with Save the Children and five with the International Rescue Committee, with experience spanning humanitarian response, programme quality, policy, advocacy, campaigns, partnerships, and crisis management. He has worked in the Middle East, East Africa, India, and the Balkans, and led Save the Children’s global humanitarian advocacy, including the ‘Stop the War on Children’ campaign.

George holds a Master’s degree in Violence, Conflict and Development from SOAS in London

Pria joined Save the Children in April 2021 and is the Executive Director of Organisational Effectiveness. She comes to Save the Children with a background of people and organisational systems change leadership in organisations working in international education and housing.

Pria is actively involved in governance of third sector organisations and is a trained systems coach. Her expertise and values lie in a people-centred approach to leadership, and by her ability to combine vision with a practical understanding of change processes.