Biography
Paul Evry is Chief Financial Officer of Mosaic Partnership Trust, where he leads strategic financial planning, operational oversight, and infrastructure development to support long-term educational impact. His leadership spans finance, HR, estates, ICT, and wider non-teaching functions, ensuring that resources are aligned with the Trust’s values and growth ambitions. Paul plays a pivotal role in shaping sustainable business models that enable schools to thrive, while embedding principles of equality, diversity, inclusion, and belonging across operational practice.
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As a Lead Practitioner for ISBL’s Opex for Education, Paul contributes to sector-wide best practice in operational leadership, helping to define resilient, future-focused frameworks for education business management. He works closely with executive teams to ensure coherence between strategic intent and day-to-day delivery, and is recognised for his ability to drive efficiency without compromising educational quality. His expertise lies in building high-performing teams, aligning systems with vision, and enabling trusts to deliver on both financial and educational goals.
Why have I joined nEdEx?
Paul Evry has joined the nEdEx advisory board to help elevate operational excellence as a core driver of educational success. With extensive experience as CFO and a national lead on education business strategy, he brings a sharp understanding of how financial and operational systems underpin sustainable school improvement. Paul sees nEdEx as a space to shape strategic thinking across the sector—where innovation, collaboration, and inclusive leadership come together to support long-term impact.
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He is particularly passionate about developing frameworks that balance efficiency with equity, and about ensuring that operational leadership is recognised as central to educational performance. Through nEdEx, Paul aims to share insights, learn from peers, and contribute to a network that challenges convention and drives meaningful change. His focus is on helping the sector build resilient models that serve both learners and leaders—and on ensuring that operational voices are part of the conversation about what great education looks like.