The people who lead every engagement.
Every Sustenra engagement is led by a principal with direct experience inside the systems being assessed.
The principal-led model
Senior leadership present throughout the engagement, not just at the start.
Sustenra operates on a principal-led model. Every engagement is scoped and led by one of the 3 principals from start to finish.
Scoped by a principal
The person leading the work is involved from the first assessment, not introduced after the brief is set.
Accountable throughout
Specialist support may be brought in where needed, but the responsible principal remains accountable for the assessment and recommendation.
Independent by design
Sustenra has no implementation arm and no financial interest in recommending one partner over another.
Our principals
Isabel Litwin-Davies
Founder and Managing Director
She has held the kind of funding accountability Sustenra’s clients carry. Her work includes governance of large-scale impact funding, including a £132M UK government research programme across United Nations and commercial research environments. Isabel leads governance advisory and delivery oversight engagements.
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Antonia Morzenti
Director of Advisory
She has managed funded programmes under direct operational pressure across the Gates Foundation, UNICEF, and Johns Hopkins University. Her assessments are grounded in having held the accountability she now assesses. Antonia leads partner capability review and programme strengthening work.
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Agnes Nanyonjo
Director of Programme Delivery
Physician and researcher with a PhD from Karolinska Institutet, Agnes works at the intersection of research evidence and institutional governance. She assesses whether funded programmes are well designed, deliverable, and able to perform in complex environments.
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Every initial conversation is with a principal who can assess your situation and tell you whether Sustenra is the right fit.