Vanessa Murray
The Circle Partnership Co-Founder
vanessa.murray@thecirclepartnership.com
Vanessa is a chartered surveyor and social enterprise leader with 15 years of experience spanning asset management, property management, and leadership development within the Built Environment.
Most recently, she was Senior Asset Manager at Stanhope Plc—one of London’s leading developers and investors—where she played a key role in establishing the firm’s Asset Management function and led on high-profile commercial and mixed-use assets, including Television Centre and 8 Bishopsgate.
Coming into the industry with a non-cognate degree and no existing network, Vanessa experienced firsthand the barriers many women face when building careers in property—especially at senior levels. In response, she founded The Circle Partnership in 2020 to support mid-career female professionals through meaningful, practical development.
Vanessa oversees the Operational Management of the business and co-leads The Circle Academy—a research-backed, 12-month development programme that has already supported over 500 women across the UK. A trained professional coach, Vanessa works alongside her business partner Ceri Moyers to drive lasting change in the culture, diversity, and leadership capacity of the Built Environment through a collaborative, values-led approach.
Ceri Moyers
The Circle Partnership Co-Founder
ceri.moyers@thecirclepartnership.com
Ceri joined The Circle Partnership as a Director in 2022. She takes ownership for the ongoing development of The Circle Partnership’s Academy programme as well as the advisory, training and coaching support offered through Mentoring Circle and Development Circle. Vanessa and Ceri take joint responsibility for The Circle Partnership’s strategy and long-term growth, supported by their Advisory Board.
Ceri has spent all of her career in construction and real estate, and has experience and expertise in corporate communications, coaching and organisational development. From her lived experience, she is passionate about both the need and opportunity for change that exists via a more gender diverse workforce, and inspired by the role that The Circle Partnership is playing in enabling this.
Ceri qualified as a coach in 2014 with the internationally recognised Coaches Training Institute (CTI) and is accredited with the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC). Her coaching approach is strengths based and borrows from the principles of positive psychology and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). Her coaching clients range from management to C-Suite level and come from businesses including Grosvenor, Soho House, Laing O’Rourke, Multiplex, Westfield URW, Global Switch, Refugee Action and Berkeley Group.
