John Drew

Managing Director
Good Faith Partnership

John is a Senior Executive and Managing Director level leader with over 30 years’ experience growing advisory and consulting services across the public, charitable and faith sectors. John is a former Partner at McKinsey & Company and was previously a director within NHS England, with national responsibility for staff experience and engagement during the Covid pandemic. He has a strong track record in business development, client leadership, team building and delivery of measurable impact at scale. 

John is a values-driven and inclusive leader, trusted by boards, government leaders and charity trustees, with experience convening cross-sector coalitions and translating mission into sustainable organisational growth. He is motivated by the integration of Christian faith, professional excellence and public service to deliver change and improve outcomes and is experienced in working constructively across lines of belief, sector and professional disciplines.  

He is a chartered engineer by background and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Professional Development (CIPD).

John Drew is a trustee for the Samaritans and was previously a trustee at the National Churches Trust, where he led on the development of the ‘House of Good’ report.

He lives in Worcester, where he is actively involved in a local church.

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Virtues of Faith: A Better Conversation

15 October 2026

Virtues of Faith is a Templeton Religion Trust funded project run by the Good Faith Partnership, with the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues at the University of Birmingham as a research partner. The project began with a Jubilee Centre-funded pilot survey in 2023 exploring how virtues resonate across the United Kingdom’s five largest faith […]

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ChurchWorks Commission appoints Bishop of Peterborough as its new Chair

29 September 2026

The ChurchWorks Commission has named the Rt Revd Debbie Sellin, the 39th Bishop of Peterborough, as its new chair. Bishop Debbie was installed at Peterborough in March 2024, becoming Peterborough’s first female bishop. She takes over as Chair of the ChurchWorks Commission from Bishop Philip Mounstephen, who has chaired the ChurchWorks Commission since 2024. The […]

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The Prime Minister shines a light on Warm Welcome Spaces

15 September 2026

Last year, the Warm Welcome Campaign had the honour of taking Andy Burnham, in his role as Greater Manchester Mayor, and our Ambassador Gaby Roslin, to visit Longsight Library and Learning Centre Warm Welcome Space in Manchester.  Following his recent appointment as Prime Minister, we wrote to the Rt. Hon. Andy Burnham MP, to congratulate […]