Associate: Cllr Ann John OBE - annj@frontlineconsulting.co.uk

Councillor Ann John OBE is the Leader of Brent Council. She has been a councillor since May 1990. Ann is one of the very few women to lead a London borough council.

Brent is unique in that it has an ethnic majority population served by an ethnic majority workforce and Ann’s leadership saw the council commended by Ted Cantle amongst others for its work in celebrating diversity and promoting community cohesion.

Ann is particularly interested in the role of the voluntary sector in bringing diverse communities together and she was the council’s representative on the London Borough Grants Committee for many years.

Ann is also keenly interested in education and in providing better youth facilities, and has taken the lead in developing policies to combat domestic violence. She represents a very deprived ward in the south of Brent and is therefore committed to policies to tackle social exclusion.

Ann is proud of Brent’s record and is keen to share her experiences with others.

Ann was awarded the OBE for services to local government, in the New Years Honours list in 2009.

Director: Ann Reeder | Associates: Anthea Sully | Susan Dungworth | Helen Findlay | Ann John | Richard Cotton | Tim Young | Neil Nerva