Shaun is Executive Director of Green Alliance and Chair of Greener UK. He was chief executive of CPRE (Campaign to Protect Rural England) for 13 years. Previously he led ABCUL, the credit union trade association. From 1994 to 1999, he was an MEP for London South East, serving on the European Parliament’s Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee.

Shaun is a trustee of Sustain, the alliance for food and farming, and was a founder trustee of Civic Voice. His book, How to build houses and save the countryside, was published in March 2018.