Until 2020 Fran was CEO of a Sheffield housing charity, Nomad Opening Doors where she led the organisation from a position of vulnerability and threatened closure to financial resilience and growth. During her tenure, she founded Nomad’s trading arm, Four Trees Lettings. Four Trees provides professional management services in the private rented sector, generating revenue for the charity and increasing the quality, availability and affordability of housing.

Fran has spent the last two years supporting purpose-driven organisations as a consultant and advisor, focusing on fundraising, strategic development, and leadership and culture. She is also the co-founder of tech-for-good startup, Accessible Communications Limited, the company behind Family Phone. Fran is a voluntary director of Sheffield Social Enterprise Network.