By 2030, there will be over 20 million older people in the UK
David Sinclair (Chief Executive)
David has worked in policy and research on ageing and demographic change for 20 years.
David has a particular interest in older consumers, active ageing, financial services, adult vaccination, and the role of technology in an ageing society. He has a strong knowledge of UK and global ageing society issues, from healthcare to pensions and housing to transport.
David has presented on longevity and demographic change across the world (from Seoul to Singapore and Sydney to Stormont). And he has published reports on a range of topics including transport, technology, health and consumption.
David is an International Advisor for the Sau Po Centre on Ageing at Hong Kong University and a member of the External Advisory board for the University of Surrey Centre of Excellence on Ageing.
David has worked as an expert for the pan-European Age Platform for 15 years and is the former Vice-Chair of the Government’s Consumer Expert Group for Digital Switchover. For ten years he chaired a London based charity (Open Age) which enables older people to sustain their physical and mental fitness, maintain active lifestyles and develop new and stimulating interests.
Prior to joining the ILC, David worked as Head of Policy at Help the Aged where he led a team of 8 policy advisors. David has also worked for environmental and disability organisations in policy and public affairs functions. His other experience includes working as a VSO volunteer in Romania, in Parliament for a Member of Parliament, and with backbench committees.
David is married, and has a 17 year old daughter. He runs (slowly) and cycles (a little quicker), is a retired football referee and once scored a penalty against Peter Shilton.
Twitter handle @sinclairda
Kika De Silva (Accountant)
Kika qualified as a Chartered Accountant at PWC Sri Lanka . She also has a BSc (Econ ) Accounting And Financial Management from the University of Buckingham.
She works for a variety of Companies including Pension Funds.
She is married with three children. Enjoys going to the theatre , watching her son play cricket and encouraging her children in their pursuits.
Emily Evans (Senior Communications and Engagement Manager)
Emily is the Senior Communications and Engagement Manager at ILC-UK and joined at the end of April 2022 having spent over 25 years working in public affairs, communications and public sector policy analysis. She works across all ILC’s projects, events and communications and produces the ILC’s weekly Friday three newsletter.
After six years of living and working in a remote area of Panama, she returned to the UK with her family in August 2021. While in Panama she worked as an English teacher in various rural primary schools and for a parliamentary monitoring company, reporting on Select Committee evidence sessions, and gaining comprehensive policy knowledge on everything from social care to biosecurity. On her return to the UK worked as a Content Manager for a new cycle-to-work scheme provider specializing in e-bikes.
Following an interesting but not particularly employable zoology degree at Bristol University, Emily trained as a primary teacher and taught in various London schools. She worked for many years for a teachers’ union, first on education policy and then as the union’s Parliamentary and Campaigns Officer. Emily has also done assorted jobs at several small charities in Panama and the UK.
As a child, she moved from Nigeria to New Zealand and many places in between. She is happiest in a muddy field at a music festival but also enjoys running, cycling and travelling. Emily lives in Central London with her partner and two teenage daughters.
Lyndsey Gorely (Head of Operations)
Lyndsey joined the ILC in October 2011 as an Administration and Events Assistant. She graduated from the Birmingham School of Acting (formerly the Birmingham School of Speech and Drama) in 2004. Coming from a varied background in theatre, admin and events, she is no stranger to deadlines and organisation.
As Head of Operations, Lyndsey is responsible for the smooth running of the ILC office, and works with ILC’s Chief Executive and Director in ensuring the organisation’s regulatory obligations are met.
She has previously been responsible for ILC’s busy event schedule, managing over 50 ILC events each year including roundtable discussions, small scale seminars and workshops, dinners, lunches and large half-day conferences. She has managed a high profile drinks reception at 10 Downing Street, hosted by Mrs Samantha Cameron and the ILC’s annual ‘Future of Ageing’ conferences.
Paul Goulden (Head of Programmes and Partnerships)
Paul joined ILC in August 2021 as our new Head of Partnerships. He has previously worked in the not-for-profit sector for the last 27 years, firstly in campaigning and fundraising and then with the Age Concern/Age UK network since 2005.
He has worked at local, regional and national level within Age UK, and has an MSc in Voluntary Sector Management from Cass Business School. Paul is also Chair of AWOC, a charity supporting people who are ageing without children and working to raise awareness about the issues they face. In his spare time Paul enjoys dog walking, carpentry and repurposing, and community volunteering.
Arunima Himawan (Senior Health Policy and Research Manager)
Arun joined the ILC in March 2019 as a Research Fellow. Since then she has held other positions, including Senior Health Research Lead, and most recently Senior Health Policy and Research Manager.
She currently leads on ILC’s global health programme of work and strategy and manages the ILC’s prevention programme. During her time at ILC she has led on a number of other health projects, ranging from medication adherence to structural heart disease and adult immunisation. She is on the Steering Committee of the Structural Heart Disease Coalition, a member of the ILC Global Alliance Long-term Care Working Group and a member of the ILC Global Alliance Gender and Ageing committee.
In addition to global health, her interests include: generational discourse, social inequalities, and financial wellbeing. Prior to ILC, Arun worked at Goldsmiths College and the University of East Anglia in policy and research roles, influencing internal university policy to improve the student experience.
Lily Parsey (Head of Policy and Influencing)
Lily leads ILC-UK’s policy, public affairs and influencing activity in the UK and across the world.
Her work spans all policy areas, from health and care, to intergenerational relations, to the future of work.
She has a particular interest in the prevention of ill health and has spoken on the topic at a number of conferences, workshops and webinars across the world.
She has been quoted in the media, including in The Guardian, Forbes and BBC Radio among others.
Lily sits on the Advisory Board of the Age Action Alliance and previously managed the Innovating for Ageing Awards.
Anna van Renen (Research and Policy Officer)
Anna joined the ILC in April 2023 as Research and Policy Officer.
Anna holds a degree in Linguistics and a degree in Public Policy, both from the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Prior to joining the ILC, she worked as an English teacher for those new to the language. She is also currently wrapping up a master’s degree in Governance and Policy from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. Her research spanned two years and looked at how poor healthcare policy implementation in South Africa impacts migrants’ abilities to access paediatric health services.
Living, studying and researching in South Africa for a total of ten years allowed Anna to develop a deeper understanding of inequalities and disparities often found in healthcare policy and practice. Because of this, her passion lies in how policy can promote equitable and inclusive access to social and healthcare services, and how inequalities can be addressed to ensure institutions provide longevity-based healthcare and social services to everyone. Within this, she is particularly interested in the fields of housing, employment, community-based healthcare and women’s health.
Outside of work, she can be found baking cakes and pastries, reading a mystery novel, or spending time with her dogs.
Patrick Swain (Research and Development Manager)
Patrick began working as Research and Development Manager in July 2023, having previously worked at the ILC between August 2020 and March 2023 as a researcher.
Patrick has over five years’ experience working on UK and European health policy matters, working previously for Leukaemia UK and the Brussels-based Coalition for Life Course Immunisation. He also worked as a Public Affairs Assistant for Airbus during a university placement year, as part of his BSc in Politics with Creative Writing from the University of Surrey. Patrick is keen to deliver meaningful policy change by engaging with policymakers and relevant stakeholders in the UK and across the globe.
In his spare time, Patrick likes running, playing tennis, and learning French (très lentement). He lives in Hampshire with his fiancée and two cats, Buzz and Woody.
Astrid Weinmann (Financial Controller)
Astrid joined the ILC in September 2024 as Financial Controller.
She has more than 25 years of experience working in the not for profit and charity sector. She is an ACCA qualified accountant, holds a MSc in Coaching Psychology, a BSc (Hons) In Applied Accounting and a degree in Social pedagogy / Social work from Germany. She strongly believes in prevention before intervention.
In her free time, Astrid enjoys singing, coaching, the outdoors and doing all sorts of things for the organisations and charities she supports.
Martha Wragg (Public Affairs and Events Assistant)
Martha joined the ILC in May 2024 as Public Affairs and Events Intern.
Prior to joining the ILC, she worked at an independent record label in Central London. In this role she worked as part of the Operations team, supporting the delivery of a variety of arts and live music events across the country.
Martha recently graduated from the MA Situated Practice programme at The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL. Here Martha’s research interests were focused on oral histories and their place within the built environment, culminating in a project based around Sheffield’s steel workers.
In her spare time, Martha enjoys watching live music, visiting art and design exhibitions, travelling and spending time with her family in Yorkshire.
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