Dan Corry to leave New Philanthropy Capital

Dan Corry to leave New Philanthropy Capital


Dan Corry, chief executive of New Philanthropy Capital, has announced he will step down from the think tank after nearly 13 years at its helm.

Corry, previously an economic adviser to the former Prime Minister Gordon Brown, said he would leave NPC in October, saying it was time to “pass on the baton”. 

He intends to step down after the think tank’s annual conference, NPC Ignites, which is due to be held on 15 October.

A spokesperson for NPC said Corry was not leaving for another role and would take time “to think through what he would like to do next”.

Corry was appointed as chair of the charity the Carers Trust earlier this month and has a collection of short stories due to be published in the autumn. 

Before taking up the chief role at NPC in 2011, Corry was director of the economics division of FTI Consulting. 

He was the head of the Number 10 Policy Unit and Brown’s senior adviser on the economy from 2007 to 2010. 

Corry also ran the New Local Government Network think tank between 2002 and 2005 and was a senior economist at the Institute for Public Policy Research in the 1990s. 

NPC said that Corry had “achieved an enormous amount” during his time at the think tank, including establishing NPC as the “leading voice in improving impact for the social sector” , driving thought leadership for the sector, strengthening the consultancy team and building on NPC’s reputation for policy, think tank and communications work. 

Corry said: “After almost 13 fine years leading NPC, it is time for me to leave and pass on the baton. It’s been an exciting time with so many great achievements working with some fabulous staff, as well as steering NPC through periods of austerity, Covid-19 and the cost-of-living crunch. 

“I am extremely pleased that NPC is firmly on the map undertaking great work to increase the impact of the non-profit sector as a consultancy and a think tank, and increasingly moving into other areas like impact investing and corporate social impact.”

Corry said that he expected his departure would “provide an exciting opportunity for a new leader to take forward NPC’s mission and strategy”.



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