Eleanor worked for the Mayor of London for 22 years where she championed the role of excellent design to enable successful regeneration and established sustainable places via strategy, planning, community collaboration and project delivery. She was Head of Design at the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation, where she led the ambitious masterplan for a new urban district at Old Oak, with around 8,000 new homes and a major new town centre. Prior to joining the OPDC in 2016, Eleanor played a central role in the shaping and delivery of the Olympic Legacy as Head of Design at the LLDC, and prior to that at Design for London.

She is currently the Built Environment Fellow with the 1851 Royal Commission, where she is developing a strategic approach to embedding the places and infrastructure to help emerging communities thrive in the UK’s New Towns. She is also co-chair of the Greater Cambridge Design Review Panel and a member of Greenwich and Euston DRPs.