Polly is Deputy Director of Policy and Influencing at ADD International, a disability rights organisation supporting disability activists in Africa and Asia to bring social change.
Prior to joining ADD International, Polly worked for seven years at the National Audit Office, where she qualified as an accountant, before moving into wider scrutiny work, focusing on official statistics, social protection, and international aid. In 2013-14 she was seconded to the House of Commons International Development Committee, where she managed the inquiry on Disability and Development.