Our People

Tye is Chief of Staff at the University of West London, working alongside the Vice-Chancellor and Executive team to drive the University’s strategic priorities and operational effectiveness. Prior to this, he was Chief Executive of the University’s Students’ Union for nearly eight years, leading the organisation through a period of transformation and growth.

Earlier in his career, Tye worked at leadership consultancy Koreo, where he partnered with national charities and housing associations to strengthen leadership and talent development. Before moving to the UK, he held senior leadership roles in local government in Australia, including at the City of Sydney, where he oversaw homelessness services, community development, and the City’s first Affordable Rental Housing Strategy, as well as contributing to major urban renewal projects.

A qualified Town Planner, Tye holds a BA, a Master’s in Public Policy, and a Master’s in Town Planning, and is completing an Executive MBA at London Business School. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a member of HPT Audit and Risk Committee.

Joshua Reddaway is the Director of Counter Fraud and Corruption at the National Audit Office (NAO), where his role includes overseeing reports to Parliament on fraud, corruption and transparency; leading the NAO Fraud and Corruption centre; and supporting colleagues as they encounter fraud and corruption issues in their value for money and financial audits of government.

Joshua is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales and a member of the Institute of Commercial and Contract Management.

Joshua is the Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee.

Fiona joined the board in July 2023 and is currently Chief Executive of the Town and Country Planning Association, a charity that works to support the creation of healthy, sustainable and resilient places. Having been a chief executive for nearly a decade, she is experienced in developing strategies and leading organisations, but also has substantial experience in policy and campaigning.

Fiona is a member of HPT Audit and Risk Committee.

Alison joined the Board in February 2024 and has worked in social housing with local authorities for 39 years . Her last role was leading on housing regeneration in a London local authority, and she is also experienced in leading the development and implementing of housing strategies, including those for older people’s housing as well as performance management. She is passionate about improving the quality of housing, it being so fundamentally important to everyone’s health and wellbeing.

Alison is also a member of HPT Grants Committee

Sophie is a solicitor with over 15 years’ experience, the majority of which has been spent working in-house for what is now Virgin Media O2.

Sophie has worked on a variety of issues, ranging from high profile litigation to M&A and corporate governance. This work has involved advising the executive leadership team, working with shareholders, and leading multi-disciplinary teams.

Sophie is a member of HPT Grants Committee.

Sarah is a specialist in technology and customer experience. She has over 20 years’ experience as a digital and retail leader, most recently as Director of Customer Journey Management for Sainsburys and Argos. She is passionate that people’s needs are central to designing great products and services. She combines creative problem-solving, a profound understanding of user needs, and expertise in transformational change to simplify complexity and enable success for businesses and their customers alike.

Roger’s career in housing stretches back 50 years. As a qualified housing professional, he has worked as an academic and in senior positions in both housing associations and local authorities. From 1991 to 1999, he was Head of Housing Management at the Housing Corporation and from 1999 to 2011, he was Head of Housing at the Audit Commission.

He is currently an Associate for Housing Quality Network where he provides consultancy services, leads training programmes and writes on housing regulation and other matters.

Apart from his consultancy work, Roger is clerk to a small almshouse in South Ealing and is Chair of the Independent Housing Board for the London Borough of Ealing. He has held non-executive positions for a number of housing providers and was a trustee of Housing Pathways for several years in the 2010s.

Beyond housing, Roger is Chair of a residents’ association in South Ealing, a Director of the Ealing Club (devoted to promoting the rock music legacy of Ealing) and a season ticket holder at Brentford FC.

He is a member of the Audit and Risk Committee.

Katherine is a passionate housing professional with a diverse experience in homelessness, welfare reform and regeneration. She is motivated to deliver change and to ensure that housing evolves with the needs of its demographic.

She stepped down from her position as a Trustee in October 2022 but continues to volunteer as a co-opted member of the Grants Committee.