About us
Jo O’Connell, Director of Research
Hannah Russell, Director of Operations
Our partnership brings together the energies of Jo O’Connell and Hannah Russell.
Beginning as childhood friends, we specialised in different parts of the development sector, and in 2021 we founded Barbury Partners, combining our experience and refining our research foci.
In the majority of our projects we have been joined by expert colleagues and consultants from the global south. Their expertise includes fields such as disability, gender, LGBT, conflict, sustainability and ethnic rights.
Our Experience
Accessibility caption: A world map shows the country experience of Barbury Partners. Remote experience: Belize, Guyana, Botswana, Mozambique, Tanzania, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Bangladesh, China, Vietnam, Papua New Guinea.
In-country experience: Nicaragua, Panama, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Nigeria, Denmark, India.
Staff and partner locations: The United Kingdom, Myanmar, Thailand.