who we are

Dr Sarah Lewis, PhD, MSc, BSc (Hons), FHEA

Research-Driven Leader in Penal Reform

 

✔ Global Authority on Organisational Culture Change – Worked in over 75 correctional environments globally.

✔ Research-Driven & Evidence-Led – Led a three-year research programme in Norway examining how correctional culture shapes rehabilitation, influencing best practices worldwide.

✔ Respected Academic & Published Thought Leader – Senior Academic at the University of Portsmouth with 20+ academic publications shaping global penal reform.

✔ Strategic Advisor & Policy Influencer – Trusted senior consultant for the Council of Europe, PwC, IACFP, HMI Probation, and Scottish Accreditation Panel, guiding criminal justice reform at the highest level.

✔ Innovator & Change-Maker – Founder of the Growth Philosophy, Growth Alliance, and the Growth App, redefining how prisons support human potential and collaboration.

Our extented team

Steve Penson – Non executive Director and Volunteer

Jac Reed -Advisor

Julie Eden-Barnard – Advisor

Carianne Burr – Senior Consultant

Dan Reynolds – Senior Consultant

Kam Stevens – Senior Digital Consultant

Justine MSc – Research Consultant

Joe Arvidson MS – Consultant

Attila Juhasz – Consultant