Meet the team
Connect with the senior 'Invest Waltham Forest' team at the Council. You can hear more about the work they do to curate inward investment that supports residents and businesses, in the video below.
For broader information about investment opportunities in the borough, please contact invest@walthamforest.gov.uk.
Joe Garrod
Acting Strategic Director of Place
Email: joe.garrod@walthamforest.gov.uk
Joe Garrod is the Acting Strategic Director of Place at Waltham Forest Council, where he has worked for six years. He has also been the council’s Corporate Director of Housing, Corporate Director of Change, and Director of Capital Delivery.
A chartered surveyor by profession, Joe has over 20 years of experience delivering new social infrastructure, working for both the public and private sectors. Previously, Joe was the Regional Manager – London for the Cabinet Office’s One Public Estate programme. He was also the Department for Education’s Launch Director, managing the establishment of LocatED, the government-owned property company established to acquire and develop school sites. In the private sector, Joe has worked for Cleanslate, a developer and investor, and Navigant, an NYSE-listed consultancy.
Sarah Parsons
Assistant Director, Place and Design
Telephone: 07570167985
Email: sarah.parsons@walthamforest.gov.uk
Sarah leads the Place and Design Team, focused on strategic planning across the borough. With almost 20 years’ experience across the public and private sectors, she leads on planning policy, area based planning and master planning, infrastructure planning, raising design quality, and ensuring the preservation and enhancement of our built and natural assets.
Rebecca Davey
Assistant Director, Employment Business and Skills
Telephone: 020 8496 6619
Email: rebecca.davey@walthamforest.gov.uk
Rebecca has over 20 years of experience in economic development and regeneration. Currently she is working on strategies to ‘Keep, Seed and Grow’ Waltham Forest’s business base.