Graham Beech, founder, director
Graham specialises in the co-design and development of sustainable systems, partnerships, programmes and projects that integrate people, organisations and communities and that can be rolled out at scale. He also works with boards, CEOs and executive teams on the development, implementation and roll-out of high impact systems-focused business strategies.
Over the years Graham has worked intensively and extensively with adults, young people, families, groups and diverse communities in seriously deprived high crime neighbourhoods. He has also worked closely with senior Royals, government ministers, funders and investors, policy makers and think tanks as well as with inspirational charity leaders, senior academics and community leaders.
At the heart of Graham’s systems and strategy work lies a sharp focus on co-creating propositions, programmes and ways of working that make neighbourhoods safer, address health inequalities, foster youth engagement, leverage the voice of lived experience, and promote community-led rehabilitation and recovery.
He has led nationally significant programmes on behalf of NHS England, the Home Office, the National Offender Management Service, the Youth Justice Board, and the Big Lottery, and has formed and led far-reaching, multi-agency, multi-sector and multi-disciplinary partnerships in and across neighbourhood safety, criminal justice health, youth justice and addiction systems.
Previous commissions include helping to develop the operating models for the national roll-out of the liaison and diversion scheme and the world’s first social impact bond at HMP Peterborough. Graham also led the groundbreaking Beyond Youth Custody programme, and the creation of the inaugural Addiction Awareness Week launched by HRH The Duchess of Cambridge in 2020.
An experienced chief executive and seasoned non-executive director, Graham also coaches and mentors chief executives and other senior leaders in relation to systems working and cross-boundary effectiveness:
- Helping them to finesse their role (and that of their organisation) within a system
- Setting goals and developing multiple outcome measurement frameworks
- Supporting the development of community-led approaches that add value to conventional service delivery and supply chain arrangements
Graham is the former interim chief executive of Nacro, and former chief executive of Action on Addiction. He is Vice Chair, trustee and chair of the performance committee at YMCA St Pauls Group, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.