Mike Aaronson

Mike Aaronson first joined Save the Children in 1969 and spent two years as a relief worker in the Biafran emergency. After 16 years as a diplomat he returned in 1988 and was chief executive from 1995 until 2005.

100 years of Save the Children UK: what have we learned?

INGO leaders must strike a balance between vision and pragmatism to be effective, but values still come first.

By Mike Aaronson

/ 22 Apr 2019

100 years of Save the Children UK: what have we learned?

Sexual exploitation and abuse: why pick on charities?

There is always a line to be drawn between protecting reputation and doing the right thing. Charity trustees should be judged on whether they draw it in the right place.

By Mike Aaronson

/ 7 Aug 2018