Kristin Hadland

Kristin is a BAFTA-nominated and award-winning communications and storytelling specialist, with deep experience of complex and sensitive subject matter. She spent 25 years as a BBC journalist and documentary maker, producing current affairs programmes on a wide range of social issues. Her credits include winner of the best current affairs program at the Royal Television Society Awards for Soham: The Real Story (BBC) and winner of the best factual series for Children’s Emergency Rescue (BBC).

Kristin brings her formidable experience in research, analysis and content creation to our engagement and influencing work across all our impact areas. Kristin develops communications and influencing strategies, working closely with our clients and partners to understand the impact they want to achieve, and finding cost-effective ways to help them reach their key audiences. 

Kristin has overseen the redesign of the Social Finance website, messaging framework and branding, and leads communications planning and content creation on our projects.

Her lived experience of mental illness gives her added insight into the importance of thoughtful, respectful approaches to lived experience collaboration.