We’re solution-focused, working with major stakeholders.

From locker room to boardroom, organisations come to us for counsel on complex social issues. We help stakeholders across sport, from athletes through to governing bodies, build trust, strengthen integrity, and translate challenges into lasting impact.

Read more about who we’ve helped to date by clicking on the boxes below.

Athletes and Athlete Foundations

“ The Giovanni van Bronckhorst Foundation greatly values its collaboration with Athlead. Their extensive expertise, professional approach, and reliability have significantly contributed to the success of our projects. We highly appreciate the consistent quality of their services and the smooth cooperation, and we look forward to continuing this successful partnership.”
– Jacqueline Jonkhart, CEO, Giovanni Van Bronckhorst Foundation

NGOs and Civil Society

“Kat’s exceptional expertise and deep commitment to co-creating projects with Affected Persons have been transformative in shaping the work of the Centre for Sport and Human Rights and advancing a trauma-informed approach to support global sport in responding to some of the most complex human rights challenges in the sector. “
– Mary Harvey, CEO, Centre for Sport and Human Rights

Transnational Organizations

“ We have worked with Athlead on several projects over the years, and it has always been a pleasure. The team is knowledgeable, organised, and diligent. More importantly, they have a sophisticated understanding of all the stakeholders involved in sport, which is essential for an organisation like UNESCO. Whether it’s research, project management, strategic communications or stakeholder engagement, we’ve always been able to rely on Kat and her team.”
– Philipp Müller-Wirth, Chief of Sport Section Sector for Social and Human Sciences,
UNESCO

Player Unions and Associations

“ Kat has become our go-to advisor on human rights in sport. She has a deep understanding of the intricate dynamics of engaging with diverse stakeholders and combines this with her expertise to build practical solutions. From policy and process development to athlete workshops, she delivered a cohesive strategy that brought our commitments to life. Kat is practical, grounded, and truly world-class. “
– Beau Bush, CEO,
Professional Footballers Australia and President of FIFPRO Asia

Trusts and Funders

“ The Athlead team is collaborative, proactive and brilliant at facilitating safe, participatory learning spaces that create vital opportunities for reflection. They have a knack for distilling insights from those sessions into practical guidance and toolkits for the wider sport-for-change community. “
– Olly Dawson, Funding Operations and Sport for Change,
Comic Relief

International Federations and Sports Bodies

“ Kat combines unparalleled technical human rights expertise with a practical, solution-focused approach. She’s a brilliant strategic problem solver who never shies away from a complex challenge, and this has made her support invaluable to the IOC’s Safe Sport Unit.”
– Kirsty Burrows, Associate Director, Safe Sport, Health,
Medicine and Science,
International Olympic Committee