Leigh Elliott
About Leigh ...
Leigh Elliott is currently the Chief Executive of the North East’s largest regional children’s charity. She undertook the role in 2019 whilst the charity was in financial crisis, and then carried it through a pandemic. The charity has now doubled in staffing size and substantially increased its turnover with a clear 5 year strategy.
Having witnessed from childhood how injustice impacts on the most vulnerable in our society, Leigh advocates children’s views being heard at a strategic level. She has worked in the Public, Private, Education, Health and the Third sector. Amongst these sectors she has worked for St Marys Hospital in Stannington, Northumbria Police Headquarters, John Lewis and Rolls Royce. She sits on many strategic boards with various different hats, has two masters degrees one in Strategic HR Management and one in Strategic Leadership. Leigh is passionate about children and fighting injustice.
Leigh likes to cook and enjoys meals around the table with her family, she has two children in their 20’s who she is extremely proud of. She has recently joined a North Sea wild swimming group and enjoys being out in nature on walks with her Border Terrier Alfie.
