HENRY
Sam Olsen currently serves as the Executive Director of Change and Innovation for Richmond and Wandsworth Councils, a position held since April 2024. Previously, Sam Olsen was the Chair of HENRY since September 2016 and held various roles at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) between February 2022 and April 2024, including Director of Service Planning and Delivery and Director of Workplace Transformation. Other leadership positions include Chief Executive Officer at Movement to Work, Director of Children's Social Care, and Deputy Director - Children's Social Care at the Department for Education. Sam Olsen also contributed to the Cabinet Office as Deputy Director of the Partnerships Team and served as Director of Strategy and Development at St Christopher's Fellowship. Earlier in the career, Sam Olsen was the Sales and Marketing Director at Cool2Care and held multiple roles at Virgin Atlantic, culminating as VP of Global Sales. Sam Olsen's education includes an MBA from the Open University and time at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, alongside a BSc in Mathematics from Hull University.
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HENRY
Every child deserves the best start in life. The early years shape a child’s health, wellbeing, and future opportunities. Yet, many children face the risk of shorter, less healthy, and less happy lives due to challenging early experiences. At HENRY, we work every day to support families in giving their children the healthiest, happiest start—helping them thrive from breakfast to bedtime, and beyond. We’re proud to have built a national reputation for delivering impactful family support and practitioner training. Our tailored programmes empower families to make positive, lasting changes that benefit their children’s development and lifelong health. We collaborate with over 60 local partners, including health trusts, local authorities, and voluntary organisations, to extend our reach and impact. Our Achievements: - Practitioner training accredited by the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) - Our Healthy Families programme is rated effective by the Early Intervention Foundation (EIF) with top marks for cost-effectiveness - Family support accredited with the CANparent quality mark - Winner of the prestigious GSK IMPACT Award from The King’s Fund - Delivering projects funded by the National Lottery and the Department of Health - Currently running a pilot Randomised Controlled Trial funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) With the strongest evidence base in the UK for early years healthy start and childhood obesity interventions, we’re making a difference where it matters most. Find out more: www.henry.org.uk/evidence-base