THE PEOPLE BEHIND PEPR
PEPR brings together a team of passionate, mission-driven professionals who are globally experienced and deeply committed to creating positive outcomes for others. We are strategists, operators, builders, and changemakers who believe that when organizations thrive, movements grow, and change happens.
Our team’s backgrounds span more than 40 nonprofit partnerships, global brands and conglomerates, creative and innovative environments, entrepreneurial startups, international expansion, and complex organizational transformations — including mergers and acquisitions.
These diverse experiences give us the humility to listen, the confidence to guide, and the capacity to help organizations navigate complexity with clarity and care.
We’re united by a shared purpose: to strengthen organizations and ecosystems across the farmed animal, environmental, and social justice movements so they can accelerate lasting impact.
Through PEPR Enable, Engage, and Elevate, our team serves as both backbone and thought partner — building the structures, cultures, and capabilities that movements need to flourish.
Our Founding Team
Our founders bring lived experience, strategic depth, and a passion for building organizations that contribute to a more compassionate world.
Jay Barrett
CEO & People & Culture Lead
Jay is one of our co-founders and heads up our People & Culture division, supporting organizations to foster high performing team environments, and to refine and deliver upon their organizational mission.
Jay was previously the Vice President of Global People Operations at Stella McCartney, has worked with the Kering group brands including Alexander McQueen & Christopher Kane, and the LVMH & Pernod Ricard groups.
Most recently Jay has been working with non-profit and for-profit clients through his consultancy Culture Canopy - a certified LGBT Business Enterprise - supporting organizations to create healthy and progressive internal environments.
Jay lives in New York with his partner, rescue companion dog, (too) many plants and helps to coordinate the care of a local colony of feral cats.
Richard Gathercole
COO & Pay & Total Rewards Lead
Richard leads our Payroll and Total Rewards division and is one of our co-founders.
Richard gained many years of experience in pay & reward working for international luxury fashion brands and groups.
More recently, he has his own consulting company, Reward Guru, providing advice on various benefits and compensation packages, and managing payrolls for both local and international businesses.
Richard along with his husband and their two chihuahuas recently relocated from the UK to Spanish countryside. Visitors and locals alike enjoy coming to sample his vegan paella and homemade limoncello!
Wade Strange
CFO & Finance Lead
Overseeing our Finance division is Wade, who is also one of our co-founders.
Wade has extensive finance experience from his time working with the Kering group brands, and notably as the Chief Financial Officer for Stella McCartney’s operations across the America’s regions.
Most recently Wade has been consulting for various clients across different sectors, including animal rights, diet change and social equity non-profit organizations.
Wade is passionate about providing right-sized solutions for organizations to facilitate their ability to operate effectively, while equipping them for future growth.
Wade lives in New York and in addition to his role with PEPR, supports various creatives across the media and entertainment industries through his recording studio.
Our Core Team
Our core team members are the strategic and operational partners who work directly alongside organizations, funders, and movement leaders to build strong foundations and unlock potential.
People & Culture
Lis Delorme
Lis brings over 10 years of HR experience from a diverse range of experiences including the Kering & LVMH groups.
Most recently Lis has been working alongside Jay at Culture Canopy, supporting a range of organizations with people related projects and topics.
Lis was previously the Global Head of People Projects and Compensation at Stella McCartney, and is experienced in global people operations, organizational design, talent processes, compensation and people budgets. Lis has also been instrumental in developing culture, engagement and inclusion initiatives to foster healthy and progressive work environments.
After living in London and Paris, Lis has returned to her roots in the south of France, where she now lives with her partner, their 2-year-old son, and her three cats - embracing the tranquility and beauty of the countryside. In addition to her client work, Lis also co-manages her family winery.
People & Culture
Jessica Quelennec
With a passion for helping others tap into their full potential, and to support organizations to drive meaningful change, Jessica has led strategic people initiatives across talent & leadership development, organizational design and corporate social responsibility.
With multi-sector and international experience, Jessica previously worked for SSENSE in Canada, Sephora & Al-Futtaim in the Middle East, and the Kering group brands in the UK.
As the founder of Osei Collective and currently based in Ghana, Jessica is dedicated to empowering local individuals who have disabilities, to thrive within their community and gain financial independence by delivering capacity building initiatives & partnerships.
Operations
Elliot Gregan
Elliot is a nonprofit leader with over 12 years of experience strengthening the operations, fundraising, and strategic direction of justice-oriented organizations in the U.S. and globally. They specialize in helping organizations clarify strategy, strengthen their impact, and build practices that reflect their values.
Elliot’s work is grounded in a holistic and intersectional approach, informed by both their lived experience and professional track record across animal advocacy, environmental education, LGBTQIA+ rights, and equitable urban planning.
Most recently, they’ve worked to refine organizational strategy and build operational infrastructure for growing international teams in the animal protection movement.
Originally from the U.S., Elliot now lives between Europe and Asia with their partner and enjoys exploring new places through their vegan food scenes.
Finance & Operations
Susanne Wright
Susanne Wright recently joined PEPR's financial division, bringing expertise in strategic planning, management reporting, and system implementations.
Susanne has supported organizations across the nonprofit and service sectors through budgeting, multi-scenario modeling, and platform rollouts. Previously the Director of FP&A at the Milken Institute, a mission-driven think tank in Los Angeles, she applies a structured, collaborative approach to every engagement.
Outside of her work, Susanne is a dedicated animal advocate, regularly volunteering with sanctuaries, fostering with rescue organizations, and supporting animal-rights legislative and political efforts.
She's committed to advancing protections for farmed animals and is passionate about plant-based innovation. Susanne and her husband recently moved to downtown Philadelphia with their dog, Coconut, and are currently on the hunt for the city’s best vegan cheesesteak.
Finance & Operations
Debby
Debby is an experienced book keeper working with small organizations in the UK to help run their back office activities and oversee administrative processes.
Debby lives in East Anglia in the UK. Debby and her husband love to spend their time by the coast and taking care of their grandchildren.
Debby takes care of 2 dogs, 3 horses and frequently rescues wild birds in need.
Finance & Operations
Jennie
Jennie has a background in financial and banking services, gained from her time working in Jersey, Channel Islands.
More recently Jennie has been working with Richard, managing client payrolls and benefits across the UK, US and EMEA. Jennie recently moved back to the UK and lives by the coast.
Jennie and her husband love to spend their spare time searching for vintage items and antiques to add to their even growing collection.
Collaborators
PEPR’s ecosystem extends beyond our immediate team. We collaborate with trusted specialists, advisors, and practitioners who bring targeted expertise when organizations need it most - allowing us to support a wide range of challenges with depth and flexibility.
Leila Saad
Strategy & Non Profit Management
Leila is the founder and CEO of Catalyst Lane, and a strategic planning partner of PEPR’s. At Catalyst Lane, Leila helps nonprofits reset strategy, optimize operations, and adapt to market and environmental change.
Prior to founding Catalyst Lane, Leila was the CEO of Common Impact, which empowers nonprofits with free expertise and resources from tech, finance, and other professionals at Fortune 500 companies. Leila was previously Executive Director of PILnet, a global legal nonprofit promoting the power of pro bono.
Leila has 20+ years experience in the nonprofit sector, focused on organizational development and strategy in public interest law, social justice, and human rights contexts.
Leila lives outside NYC with her three daughters and lazy black cat, Caesar.
Jonathan Saw
Inclusion, Culture & Communications
Jonathan focuses on enhancing and renewing the performance environment for organizations. From talent and culture to process improvement and ways of working, Jonathan takes a data-driven approach to helping organizations create the best environment for their growth and to achieve their desired impact.
Jonathan has held leadership roles in diversity, equity and inclusion, culture and engagement, with companies as varied as Pernod Ricard, Tiffany & Co., Johnson & Johnson and Bank of America. Jonathan tailors approaches and programming to the specific needs of each organization he works with.
With an extensive background in internal communications, external communications and public affairs, Jonathan also puts communications at the center of his culture and performance enhancing capabilities - using strategic communications as a foundational lever for organizational change.
Brandan Keaveny, Ed.D, CIPM
AI, Data Governance & Analytics
Dr. Brandan Keaveny is the principal consultant & founder of Data Ethics, a certified LGBTE, where he specializes in professional consulting services in the areas of artificial intelligence ethics, data governance, analytics, and privacy.
Dr. Keaveny currently serves as an adjunct professor in AI Ethics for the Department of Software Engineering at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, MN. Dr. Keaveny has over 25 years of experience working in data management, protection and privacy, and the field of education.
Previously, Dr. Keaveny served in the roles of school district administrator, college professor, and teacher of students with special needs, where Dr. Keaveny built teams of professionals in analytics and data governance to drive the strategic vision of the districts he served. Dr. Keaveny earned his Doctorate from the University of Rochester and has earned the ANSI-accredited designation of Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).
OUR COMMITMENT TO INCLUSION & CARE
PEPR was built by a majority LGBTQ+ team whose lived experience informs our work and values.
We understand what it means to navigate identity, power dynamics, and complex systems while striving to create meaningful change. We commit to:
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Creating safe, respectful, and inclusive working environments
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Centering lived experience and diverse perspectives
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Offering empathy and steady support through moments of vulnerability
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Holding confidential space for leaders to think, process, and reflect
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Ensuring our solutions are equitable, accessible, and culturally aware
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Showcasing psychologically safe and ego-free collaboration
Inclusion isn’t an add-on — it’s integral to how we partner, how we communicate, and how we help teams grow.
Interested in joining PEPR?
We’re always eager to collaborate with passionate, values-driven individuals who want to strengthen mission-aligned organizations and build healthier, more resilient movements.
If you’re excited by our mission but don’t see a suitable role or partnership listed, we’d still love to hear from you.
Check out our careers page or contact us and we’ll keep you updated as our team continues to grow and new opportunities emerge.