Mission statement
About Us
Risk and P3M specialists for critical programmes and portfolios.
We know that high-stakes programmes are more successful when decision makers understand the impact of uncertainty on their objectives.
We are dedicated to helping P3M leaders build the capability they need to navigate uncertainty and Decide and Deliver with Confidence.
Our founders
Get to know our founders
Phil Jakubowski
Co-Founder, Pelorus Insights
With 20 years of expert leadership in P3M across defence, aerospace and energy, Phil brings a wealth of experience to Pelorus Insights. He works closely with senior executives to deliver deep, practical risk management insights, combining a broad, multidisciplinary perspective with a focus on real-world, results-driven solutions. Phil is known for building strong, collaborative partnerships with clients and stakeholders, while confidently challenging conventional thinking to unlock better outcomes.
Gareth Day
Co-Founder, Pelorus Insights
Gareth has been a risk management consultant for more than a decade, helping to plan and deliver some of the UK’s most critical defence capabilities and tackling some of the nuclear sector’s toughest challenges.
His experience spans the full project lifecycle — from bidding to delivery — bringing deep domain expertise across defence (marine, land and space) and nuclear (new build and decommissioning).
Having worked directly with P3M leaders on more than 20 major programmes — many worth billions — Gareth has seen firsthand the challenges they face delivering capabilities that matter.
Our Origin Story
Gareth and Phil met over a decade ago while working for a major UK defence prime.
With deep experience in major programme delivery, they found common ground in three key beliefs:
- risk management is an underused lever for better decision-making.
- complex problems are worth solving well.
- meaningful change needs deliberate, outcome-focused management.
They also shared a long-standing entrepreneurial drive.
Pelorus Insights was born from that alignment — with a mission to help leaders of high-stakes programmes navigate uncertainty and make decisions with confidence.
The Pelorus Team
Our team has spent their careers working alongside Crown departments, prime contractors and SMEs to solve some of the UK’s most complex challenges.
Decision makers need trusted, experienced partners who can handle the details while keeping the bigger picture firmly in view.
That’s where we make the difference.
Our Team
Alongside our core team, we work with a trusted network of associates and partners to deliver the right expertise for every challenge.
John Blayney
Associate Consultant – Senior Advisor and Finance Integration Lead
John is a business consultant with over 40 years’ industry experience, having held senior executive roles in Finance, Programme Management, Commercial and Customer Services at Rolls-Royce plc, together with a number of global NED Board appointments.
As a qualified accountant with a successful track record as a senior finance business partner, John specialises in providing strategic financial management advice, including targeted bid and investment proposals, effective financial forecasting and risk appraisal, and lean cost management. John is a proven change agent, adept at forming relationships at all levels, influencing and energising people to be at their best. He has a passionate focus on customer needs, pragmatism and delivering tangible results.
James Tomlinson
Associate P3M & Transformation Consultant
With over 25 years’ experience of project and programme delivery within the defence sector, James applies his expertise in turning complex problems into structured simple solutions that drive value to clients in the public and private sectors.
A certified programme management practitioner, with an engineering foundation, James specialises in the definition and implementation of programmes within complex organisations.
Having trodden the path of project controls, control account management, project, and programme management, he has a deep understanding of P3M within a variety of business settings. James is rightly proud of the breadth of experience he has built, across defence domains, capability lifecycle and business function operations.
Peter Gleadow
Associate P3M & Transformation Consultant
Peter is a versatile business consultant with more than 30 years experience helping Defence organisations change and improve. He brings a broad and complementary skill set across P3M, risk management and business analysis.
He has a proven track record of establishing effective governance and processes at portfolio and programme level across Army, Navy and Air Command Headquarters.
Above all, Peter understands that transformation only succeeds when people support it. He promotes two-way communication, psychological safety and, where needed, behavioural change to ensure change is sustainable.
Andrew Millington
Associate P3M & Transformation Consultant
Andrew brings over 30 years of strategic leadership and P3M delivery experience across complex global programmes. He has held senior roles at BAE Systems, QinetiQ, Thales, Eurofighter GmbH and AeroSystems International, leading international teams, recovering failing programmes, and delivering enterprise-wide transformation and capability frameworks.
An expert in project, programme and portfolio management, Andrew’s skills span governance, project controls, risk, assurance, PMO leadership and business transformation. He is also a recognised speaker, author, mentor and awards judge.
Andrew holds an MBA, is a Chartered Project Professional (ChPP), an ECITB-accredited P3M Trainer, and is a Fellow of the Association for Project Management, the Institute of Leadership & Management, and the Controls and Skills Authority.
Will Penaliggon
Associate Risk Management Consultant
Will is a business owner and risk management consultant, specialising in providing trusted risk management support to major programmes and bids.
He has worked as a consultant in the UK defence, rail/infrastructure and capital delivery sectors for 13 years, specialising exclusively in risk management and project controls.
Will has a deep knowledge of risk management requirements in bids, and has supported an impressive number of bids from industry, across multiple domains including surface ships, submarines and space. He is skilled at quickly building rapport and relationships within teams and also has a strong awareness of the client side environment and standards, having experience assuring risk management artefacts in CAAS and Defence Digital. Will is APMPQ qualified and a SaFE practitioner.
Kate Elliott
Associate Coaching Psychologist
Kate is a Chartered Coaching Psychologist (CPsychol) with over 20 years of experience in change management, learning, and organisational development.
She partners with senior leaders to foster compassionate, psychologically informed leadership that drives meaningful change.
Kate holds an MSc in Psychology and an ILM Level 5 Coaching and Mentoring qualification. She is an Accredited Senior Practitioner with the European Mentoring & Coaching Council, a Roffey Park Advanced Facilitator, a Strengthscope® Master, and an APMG-qualified Change Management Practitioner.
With more than 600 coaching hours with a range of clients, Kate helps leaders navigate complexity and lead with clarity, confidence, and compassion.