Cara Usher-Smith

Cara Usher-Smith

Cara is a Director at the Centre for Social Justice and has been working and supporting it since 2008. During this time, she managed the Development Team for four years and served as the Deputy Director for two years. Cara now acts as a Consultant to the CSJ, focusing primarily on strategy and development. Cara sits on the CSJ Board of Directors and also on the Board of the Centre for Social Justice Foundation. She writes regular articles in the national media, including for the Spectator Magazine and other national newspapers.

Prior to joining the CSJ, Cara worked at the Stockholm Network, a pan-European think tank, where she was Head of Media and Communications. Prior to this she ran an organisation which strengthened relationships between the US and the UK. Cara started out her career working as Iain Duncan Smith’s Constituency Secretary when he was Leader of the Opposition.

Cara has a strong interest in tackling social breakdown and improving broken communities. She also acts as a pro bono consultant to a number of charitable causes. She graduated from Bristol University in 2002 in Ancient History.