Building a Portfolio Career

Carolyn Clarke, FCA, CMIA is the CEO and Founder of Brave Consultancy Ltd alongside a portfolio of NED roles. Brave grew out of her experience in driving change in a variety of organisations through the lens of risk, audit, assurance, conduct, compliance and control. Carolyn believes in the power of responsible, ethical and sustainable business and works with organisations at all stages of their journey to achieve these goals. With a long executive career as a Partner at PwC and a member of the Senior Leadership Team at Centrica plc, Carolyn uses her first-hand experience to deliver tangible commercial outcomes. Carolyn has recently worked with Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales to produce policy guidance in response to the Government’s consultation on Restoring Trust in Audit and Corporate Governance and with Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors as a member of the Steering Group producing the Code of Practice for Internal Audit. Carolyn is Chair of the Board of Care International UK, the leading humanitarian and development charity working in more than 90 countries across the world and with a particular focus on women’s economic development. She is also a member of the global Council. She is a NED with Starling Bank where she has established the Ethics and Sustainability Committee, as well as with Agilyx, a leading player in the circular economy, where she chairs the Audit and Risk Committee. She also acts as a Board advisor to companies in the renewable energy and extractive industry sectors. Carolyn is passionate about creating opportunities for all individuals, reflecting her own working- class background. She hopes to enthuse and inspire others to follow their ambition.