About

Hi, I’m Chris Paouros. I’m a consultant, leadership coach, advisor, charity trustee and Non-Exec Director. I work with organisations across the private, public and third sectors to build inclusive, high-performing cultures and to drive growth, reinvigoration and lasting change.

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I bring more than 25 years of experience leading organisations, with a focus on operational excellence, inclusive leadership and organisational health. My work spans strategic transformation, financial and governance oversight, culture change, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (EDIB), and programme delivery. I specialise in supporting leaders and leadership teams to navigate complexity, whether that’s through realigning purpose, addressing conflict, or strengthening how they work together.

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Alongside this, I coach senior leaders, offering grounded, direct support that helps them lead with clarity and integrity, especially in high-pressure or high-stakes environments.

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I spent many years as Group MD at SHM, a global specialist business consultancy, where I led cross-functional teams across finance, legal, HR, governance, and communications. That experience, combined with years of working in social justice movements, has shaped my practical, relational approach to leadership and change.

I’m a lifelong Spurs fan and a committed anti-discrimination activist. Over the last decade, I’ve helped build a national movement to tackle discrimination and inequality in football, co-founding several supporter-led inclusion initiatives. I believe strongly that cultural and structural change must go hand in hand and that we achieve the most when we work intersectionally, across all protected characteristics. 

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To this end, I hold a number of complementary Board positions:

• Vice-Chair and Trustee of Kick It Out, football’s anti-discrimination and inclusion charity

• Independent member of the FA’s Inclusion Advisory Board

• Treasurer and Trustee of LGBT+ education charity Just Like Us

• Non-Exec Director of Leaders Unlocked, a social enterprise which enables young people and underrepresented groups to have a stronger voice on the issues that affect their lives

• Vice-chair at the Football Supporters’ Association

• Supporter Representative on FA Council

• Chair of the Tottenham Hotspur Fan Advisory Board (and observer to the Tottenham Hotspur Football and Athletic Company Board)

• Co-Chair and Co-Founder of Proud Lilywhites (the official Tottenham Hotspur LGBTQI + Supporters' Association)

• ​Co-founder of Women of the Lane (the official Tottenham Hotspur Women and Non-Binary Supporters’ Association)

• Former Chair of the Board at the Women’s Equality Party

 

I’m also a keynote speaker, broadcaster and podcast host (Echoes of Glory), a member of Women in Football and UN Women’s CSW 67, 68 & 69 delegate.