Gail Gibbons
Head of Place Based Impact and Partnerships
The Youth Endowment Fund
Gail Gibbons
THE NORTH
A social worker by profession, Gail has over twenty years' experience of working in the public sector - predominantly in the fields of mental health, young people, policy development and commissioning. Between 2014-2020, Gail was CEO of Sheffield Futures - a young people's charity providing specialist support and mentoring for young people in Sheffield and the surrounding region. Whilst there, she led on two Social Impact Bonds and was both an Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations Fellow, and a Fellow of Practice at Oxford University's Government Outcomes Lab. In 2020, Gail moved to The Youth Endowment Fund as Head of Place Based Impact & Partnerships - leading on national initiatives aimed at preventing children and young people becoming involved in violence. An experienced Board member and Chair, Gail is especially interested in collaborative partnership working, in user voice and participation, and in outcomes based delivery programmes.