Sue Thorn

Sue Thorn is a highly experienced professional specializing in providing advice to associations and charities on various aspects such as governance, strategy, finance, publishing, events, and member development.

With 20 years of CEO experience in a learned society and its trading company, Sue excels in journal publishing, a significant revenue source for these organizations.

Her expertise extends to reviewing and updating governance structures for small to medium organizations, addressing critical issues that may arise over time while simplifying and optimizing decision-making processes.

Sue has a successful track record of registering associations as Charitable Incorporated Organisations, a legal structure offering limited liability.

Facilitation is another area where Sue thrives, particularly in strategic sessions, planning processes, and collaborative project meetings, ensuring engaging and productive outcomes.

Sue's specialties include charity governance, journal publication strategy, charity financial strategy, and facilitation.

Her educational background includes studies at Harrow County School for Girls and an MBA with a dissertation focusing on the future of science journal publishing from The University of Reading.

Sue has held key positions in various organizations such as Director at In the Round Advisors Ltd, VirtualCEO at British Society for Neuroendocrinology, Managing Director at Sue Thorn Consulting, Interim CEO at ACB, and others in prestigious roles within the industry.