Toby joined Urban Forum as its Chief Executive in 2004, having previously set up Groundswell, a charity helping homeless people to run community projects throughout the UK. Toby has served on a number of governmental advisory groups on LSPs, empowerment and sustainable development and is currently working on Big Society. He is a member of CLG’s Voluntary and Community Sector Partnership Board and was a member of the Beacon Awards Advisory Panel. He has been a leading calls for bank reform and is currently looking at nudging to change culture and ways for citizens to use open data.