Meet Our Team

Talia Boshari Partner

Talia Boshari

Partner, MPH MFPH

Talia brings extensive experience in local authority Public Health, commissioning, and children’s health.

Talia trained in microbiology at McGill University before completing her MPH at Imperial College London. After her degree, Talia joined the public health team at the London Borough of Southwark, where she developed expertise in policy, commissioning, and managing relationships across the public health system. Talia led the delivery of the children’s health and sexual & reproductive health portfolios. She has led the design and management of multiple service contracts and represented the team’s interests in strategic and financial decisions. Talia is currently a specialty registrar based at the UK Health Security Agency and is also a teaching fellow at Imperial’s School of Public Health. 

Talia’s specialist areas are in health services, children’s health and commissioning.

Dr Richard Pinder Partner

Richard Pinder

Partner, FFPH FRCP

Richard brings deep experience in health services and Public Health, having spent the last seven years as a consultant in Public Health Medicine working across local government in London and academia. 

Richard trained as a doctor at Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ School of Medicine before completing an NIHR funded fellowship in Public Health. He has board-level experience in government, NHS, and corporates, having spent three years in global pharmaceutical consulting. His current substantive role is as Director of Undergraduate Public Health Education at Imperial College London and he holds honorary consultant posts at two of London’s largest NHS teaching hospital trusts. Richard was awarded the Faculty of Public Health’s President’s Medal for outstanding service to Public Health in 2021.

Richard’s specialist areas are in population health management, quality improvement and mental health.

Carolyn Sharpe Partner

Carolyn Sharpe

Partner, MPH FFPH

Carolyn brings more than a decade of professional experience in front-line Public Health practice and private consulting, undertaking a breadth of roles across local government, NHS provider organisations and corporates.

She graduated with a Masters in Chemistry from Imperial College London before completing three years in commercial consulting. She completed her MPH at Imperial College London before moving to the London Borough of Southwark where she led on substance misuse and mental health. Carolyn is a Consultant in Public Health at a London local authority and a teaching fellow in the School of Public Health at Imperial College London.

Carolyn’s specialist areas are in strategy, population health improvement and programme management.

Iona Claron

Public Health Analyst, BSc MPH

Iona brings a strong academic background in Public Health along with experience in health advocacy.

Iona recently graduated from the Master of Public Health at Imperial College London where she submitted her thesis on a systematic review of interventions improving the mental well-being of looked-after children and young people in the United Kingdom. Prior to her MPH, Iona completed her BSc of Medical Biosciences (also at Imperial College London). Throughout her undergraduate degree, she developed her interest in Public Health. Before joining Ethica, Iona worked for the International Society of Nephrology in the advocacy team. This gave her the chance to gain professional experience and explore the advocacy world within a global association. 
 
Iona’s specialist areas are in children’s health and applied epidemiology.