OUR TEAM
Dr Stephanie Hime
Managing Director
Dr Stephanie Hime is the Managing Director of Little Blue Research overseeing the development and implementation of projects. She has over ten years of experience in sustainability consulting and research with an emphasis on environmental and social impact analysis. Click here for more details.
Ryan Twyford
Analyst
Ryan provides analytical support for the team on a range of cross sector projects. Click here for more details.
Sabina Gordon
Analyst
Sabina recently joined Little Blue Research and provides analytical support for the team on a range of cross sector projects. Click here for more details.
Patrice Herring
Executive Assistant
Patrice provides logistical and administrative support to Little Blue Research. She has 35 years' experience supporting managers and offices in various areas of distribution, finance, and business administration. Click here for more details.
This page introduces a selection of our associates and team members, please click the links to find out more information on the experience of each individual.
Our Associates
Little Blue Research works with an extensive associate network. This enables us to provide the right expertise for different projects and helps our clients gain exceptional insight. Our associates have expertise in design, social and environmental impacts, valuation, qualitative and quantitative research. A selection of our associates is shown below.
Agis Apostolopoulos
Creative Designer
Agis supports Little Blue Research with graphic design. He is a creative designer with 18 years experience in both print and digital media. Click here for more details.
Ellie Austin
Sustainability Communications Consultant
Ellie Austin supports Little Blue Research with complex research based work. She is a sustainability communications consultant, researcher and writer with 10 years’ experience advising global companies on sustainability reporting and leading complex research projects. Click here for more details.
Hannah Brooke
Sustainability Specialist
Hannah supports Little Blue Research with qualitative research work. She is a sustainability specialist who’s work with clients spans corporate reporting, sustainable strategy development and impact valuation. Click here for more details.
Alison Jones
Impact modelling and research
Alison Jones supports Little Blue Research with impact modelling and research work. She has worked in the environmental sector for ten years with a focus on data and project management. Click here for more details.
Charlotte Selvey Miller
Environmental Researcher
Lois Smith supports Little Blue Research with work relating to modern slavery and ethical supply chains. Lois is a sustainability specialist with ten years' experience of solving sustainability challenges both in house and as part of a consultancy. Click here for more details.
Lois Smith
Sustainability Specialist
Lois Smith supports Little Blue Research with work relating to modern slavery and ethical supply chains. Lois is a sustainability specialist with ten years' experience of solving sustainability challenges both in house and as part of a consultancy. Click here for more details.
James Spurgeon
Specialist Environmental Economics
James Spurgeon runs the consultany SustainValue and has 25 years of consulting experience quantifying and valuing environmental and social impacts and dependencies for businesses, financial institutions and governments. He has undertaken well over 200 natural and social capital valuation studies including for many companies and financial institutions in a broad variety of sectors in the UK and overseas. Click here for more details.
Vanessa Sturman
Stakeholder Engagement and Change Specialist
Vanessa Sturman supports Little Blue Research with stakeholder engagement and is a change specialist with expertise in organising and running collaborative workshops. Click here for more details.