Claire Bent ┃CEO 

Claire joined Our Room in May 2025. Previously she worked as Head of Community Strategy at the National Disability Charity, Scope. Her experience is wide ranging in scope and depth – having led on Off Campus Life at the University of Birmingham, and worked within various areas of Community Development and Engagement across the UK, Ireland, Iraq, East African nations, Eastern Europe, and the USA. She has been an associate tutor for Youth and Community Degree students, is a trained Coach, and was appointed Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 2019 in recognition of her Community Development expertise.

“I am passionate about justice and equity, about creativity and engaging our whole selves as we, and those we are in community with, seek to not just survive but thrive. Our Room is the perfect fit for my passions and experience, and I’m so excited to serve the charity in its next chapter!”