Ruth McNeil

Ruth McNeil Research Consultant, Response Consulting.

"Ruth has a career in marketing and international market research building on an early start in public relations for the Family Planning Association. She is a Member of the Market Research Society and a frequent speaker on research and evaluation.

"She has given talks on fertility and other issues related to reproductive health and has for many years juggled a career in marketing with an active participation in a number of organisations in the voluntary sector.

"For a number of years, she was a board director at the international research group, Research International and played a major part in the Business in the Community (BiTC) Leadership Committee for Cause Related Marketing.

"For many years she also undertook research for BiTC on corporate attitudes to social responsibility and changing public awareness of corporate social responsibility and public accountability. Ruth is now Vice Chair of the trustees of Practical Action (which used to be called ITDG, the Intermediate Technology Group)."


 * Steering Group, Population and Sustainability Network