Kathie Knell MBE

Lt Col (Ret’d) Kathie Knell has over 20 years’ experience in the military, government and private sectors. During her Army career she served on operational deployments in Bosnia with special forces, Northern Ireland, Jamaica, Belize and as the Training Development Advisor to HM Sultan of Brunei. She was awarded an MBE for her work on operational training for Defence. She was elected Deputy Chair for the NATO Committee on Gender Perspectives (NCGP), working across NATO Countries and partners to forward the Women Peace and Security agenda. Following her work as part of the ‘Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict’, she was selected to the UK FCDO ‘Team of Experts’. She currently conducts work as an Advisor to the National Security Advisor and Government of Somalia, providing advice on Women Peace and Security, gender and social inclusion. She is a coach to executives in India and China and has led programmes in Jordan and Saudi Arabia, latterly as part of a royal initiative.