Sumi Rabindrakumar

Sumi Rabindrakumar is an experienced policy and research professional currently serving as Head of Policy and Research at The Trussell Trust since October 2018, where responsibilities include senior leadership and team management across policy, public affairs, research, and campaigns. Previous roles encompass Head of Policy (job share - secondment) at Citizens Advice, Research Officer (Policy) at Gingerbread, and Research and Evaluation Officer (Policy and Research) at Coram, focusing on areas such as child maintenance, child poverty, and looked-after children. Sumi's career also includes positions as a Researcher at the Audit Commission and a Research Consultant at Local Futures Group, supported by a BA (Hons) in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford and a PGDip in Social Research Skills from Ulster University.