Cécile de Cormis

Consultant

Cécile is a senior corporate fundraiser, supporting Philanthropy Company clients with corporate fundraising strategy and commercial income generation. Recently, she has provided senior interim support to the National Portrait Gallery’s Corporate Partnerships team during a critical period of staff transition.

Beginning her career at Somerset House Trust, Cécile moved to Tate’s Corporate Events team before leading Corporate Development at Tate for several years, across both Gallery and Enterprises. During her time at Tate, Cécile spearheaded the relationships with a number of the gallery’s key multi-year corporate partners, established significant new income streams and built a high performing business development team.

Outside of work, Cécile is actively involved in her children’s PFTA (Parent, Teacher and Friends Association), and has significantly increased fundraising efforts. As an advocate for the Smartphone-Free Childhood movement, Cécile is committed to driving social change and protecting our children’s childhood, allowing kids to be kids, away from the currently unregulated world of social media.