Rosehanna is a senior executive leader, with a distinguished career at the heart of the UK Government, where she shaped national policy and directed large-scale operations in national security, resilience and public policy.

Most recently, as Director for Resilience and Recovery at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, she served as Senior Responsible Officer (SRO) for some of the UK’s most high-profile national operations. She oversaw the national through to regional response to Operation London Bridge, (passing of HM the Queen) and coordinated the mobilisation of reception centres at all major ports of entry for Ukrainian refugees fleeing war.

Rosehanna has advised Prime Ministers, Cabinet Ministers, and senior boards on risk, resilience, and security. She has held leadership roles across the Cabinet Office and the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, managing portfolios spanning national resilience, change and transformation, and global communication campaigns.

Beyond government, Rosehanna is a strong advocate for bridging the gap between policy and academia to ensure research has real-world impact. She is a Visiting Professor at Imperial College London, an Emeritus Governor of the LSE, and a Cambridge University Science and Policy Fellow, where she also serves on the Fellowship assessment panel. She sits on the Advisory Board of the Crisis Response Journal, and is a Fellow of both the Business Continuity Institute and the Institute of Strategic Risk Management.

Rosehanna lives in London with her husband and three children. Away from professional life, she enjoys pilates, swimming, and travelling.