Andy Cook
Andy is the Chief Executive of the Centre of Social Justice (CSJ). Before this, Andy co-founded and led an award-winning charity working with disadvantaged and excluded young people across the Midlands. Andy’s experience in and passion for the voluntary sector has led him to be a Trustee of Dallaglio Rugby Works, Boxwise, The Christopher Nieper Foundation and an advisor to several senior philanthropists. Andy’s leadership in supporting some of the most marginalised people in the UK has given him a unique voice in Westminster.
Andy’s leadership in supporting the most marginalised people in the UK has given him a unique voice in Westminster. He has continued the CSJ’s unparalleled impact on welfare reform, modern slavery and the UKs addiction strategy, and led the debate on school exclusion, debt policy and youth centre infrastructure. Andy built the CSJ Foundation, with offices nationwide in areas of high deprivation, to support front line leaders, provide a bridge to national policymakers, and redirect millions of pounds of philanthropy into where it’s needed most.