Best Startup
At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top London based Director operating in the Non Profit space. If you think a Director is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Cheryl Hung
Director of Ecosystem of Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)
Cheryl is an ex-Google software engineer with a passion for developer tools, experience and community. She founded the Cloud Native London meetup and codes, writes and speaks about containers, storage and cloud computing.
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About Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF): CNCF is an open source software foundation that hosts and nurtures projects like Kubernetes and Prometheus.
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Jeremy Farrar
Director of Wellcome Trust
Former Director, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Vietnam, with research interests in infectious diseases, tropical health and emerging infections. 2013, joined the Wellcome Trust; currently, Director. Fellow: Academy of Medical Sciences; The Royal Society. Recipient of numerous awards and honours, including: appointed OBE for services to Tropical Medicine (2005); Memorial Medal and Ho Chi Minh City Medal, Government of Vietnam. Named 12th in the Fortune list of 50 World’s Greatest Leaders in 2015.
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About Wellcome Trust: Wellcome Trust is a medical research charity that funds research that aims to protect and improving human and animal health.
Mark Davies
Communications Director of World Wide Web Foundation
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About World Wide Web Foundation: Organization for Web Advancement
Margaret Burgess
Director of Finance of Cherie Blair Foundation for Women
Margaret joined the Foundation in 2011, bringing experience as Head of Finance and Company Secretary with SME and UK charity expertise. Margaret is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators.
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About Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA): The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women is a charity that supports women entrepreneurs in developing and emerging markets
Allison Kahn
Mentoring Programme Director of Cherie Blair Foundation for Women
Allison joined the Mentoring Women in Business team in 2011. She has helped to develop the Foundation’s pioneering online mentoring model, expand its reach to over 55 countries and ensure the programme has an impact on the women entrepreneurs we support. Allison’s work focuses on programmatic strategy and management, monitoring and evaluation, development of our knowledge-sharing and networking platform, partnerships and communications. She previously worked in project management and institutional advancement roles in the post-conflict reconciliation and peacebuilding sectors. She obtained a BA from Macalester College and an MSc from the London School of Economics.
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About Cherie Blair Foundation for Women: The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women is a charity that supports women entrepreneurs in developing and emerging markets
Margaret Burgess
Director of Finance of Cherie Blair Foundation for Women
Margaret joined the Foundation in 2011, bringing experience as Head of Finance and Company Secretary with SME and UK charity expertise. Margaret is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators.
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About Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA): The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women is a charity that supports women entrepreneurs in developing and emerging markets
Stephen O’Donnell
Group Information Technology Director of B&CE
Steve O’Donnell is CIO UK&I at G4S.
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About B&CE: B&CE is a nonprofit organization that offers employee benefits and financial services.
Adam Hadley
Project Director of Tech Against Terrorism
Adam Hadley is the Director of the Tech Against Terrorism Project, a project initiated by the UN Counter-Terrorism Directorate (UN CTED) in 2016. As part of the UN project, Adam leads a team of counter-terrorism specialists to develop tools and guidelines to help the global technology industry tackle the terrorist exploitation of the internet. Adam is also the CEO of London-based data science consultancy QuantSpark, and leads teams of data scientists and developers to derive insight from big data and develop analytical tools to solve strategic problems for government and private-sector clients. Adam has an academic background in combining approaches from computer science and counter-terrorism to analyse terrorist propaganda.
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About Tech Against Terrorism: Tech Against Terrorism is a UN-mandated initiative that helps tech companies prevent their platforms from being exploited by terrorists.
Arnold Allemang
Member of the Board of Directors of American Chemical Society
Arnold A. Allemang was a member of the Board of Directors for The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan. The Dow Chemical Company – Employee of Dow 1965-2008. Manufacturing General Manager, Dow Benelux N.V. 1992-1993. Regional Vice President, Manufacturing and Administration, Dow Benelux N.V. 1993. Vice President, Manufacturing Operations, Dow Europe GmbH 1993-1995. Dow Vice President and Director of Manufacturing and Engineering 1996-1997. Dow Vice President, Operations 1997-2000. Executive Vice President 2000-2004. Senior Advisor 2004-2008. Member of the Advisory Board for RPM Ventures; the President’s Circle of Sam Houston State University; and the American Chemical Society.
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About : The American Chemical Society is a non-profit scientific society that supports scientific research and inquiry in the field of chemistry.
David Mirvish
Director of AudienceView
David Mirvish serves as a Director at AudienceView.
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About AudienceView: AudienceView offers the entertainment industry with tools that enables intelligent ticketing and e-commerce solutions.
Don Green
Director of AudienceView
Don Green serves as a Director at AudienceView.
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About AudienceView: AudienceView offers the entertainment industry with tools that enables intelligent ticketing and e-commerce solutions.
Mauricio Lazala
Deputy Director & Head of Europe Office of Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Mauricio, a Colombian & UK national, joined the Resource Centre in 2006. Until Feb. 2011 he served as Senior Researcher and Head of Latin America & Middle East. He oversees the Centre’s Latin America and Eastern Europe & Central Asia researchers, is involved in the production of briefings and research materials, and manages work streams such as the “Business, Conflict & Peace” project. Mauricio also co-ordinates joint initiatives with Resource Centre partners, and led the recent redevelopment of the Resource Centre’s website. Mauricio previously served as law clerk at International Criminal Court, Programme Manager at Mexican Commission for the Protection & Defence of Human Rights, and Outreach Coordinator at B’Tselem (Israeli Information Centre for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories). Mauricio has published various articles on business & human rights. In 2014 he was invited to join the board of director at EIRIS – Empowering Responsible Investment. Mauricio has a Law degree (honours) from University of Cambridge, and a BA in Political Sciences and History from Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is fluent in Spanish, English & Hebrew.
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About Business & Human Rights Resource Centre: Business & Human Rights Resource Centre is dedicated to advancing human rights in business and eradicating abuse.
Federico Malvezzi
Managing Director of Aidcoin
Federico Malvezzi is General Manager of AidCoin. Previously Founder and CEO of Dryve, a car maintenance app based in Los Angeles. 12 years experience in management consulting in companies like Bain 8 Co. Obsessed with Blockchain.
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About Aidcoin: AidCoin is an ERC20 token that will become the preferred method of giving and paying service fees throughout the non profit ecosystem.
Gen Ashley
Director of Women Who Code
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About TechKnow Day, Women Who Code: Women Who Code is a global organization dedicated to inspiring women to pursue and excel in technology careers.
Laura Kyrke-Smith
Executive Director of International Rescue Committee
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About International Rescue Committee: IRC responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises & helps some of the most vulnerable people from harm to home.
Alan Spence
Member of the Board of Directors of The Atlantic Council
Alan Spence is a Member of the Board of Directors at Atlantic Council.
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About : Renewing the Atlantic community for global challenges
James Harkin
Director of The Centre for Investigative Journalism
James currently works as director at Centre for Investigative Journalism.
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About The Centre for Investigative Journalism: The Center for Investigative Journalism is dedicated to the education and training of journalists, editors, researchers.
Gavin MacFadyen
Board of Directors of The Centre for Investigative Journalism
Gavin MacFadyen has worked on over 50 investigative television programmes, for PBS Frontline, Granada Television’s World in Action, the BBC’s Fine Cut, Panorama, The Money Programme and 24 Hours, and Channel 4’s Dispatches. He has investigated stories on child labour, pollution and despoliation of the environment, torture of political prisoners, neo-Nazis in Britain, Contra murders in Nicaragua, UK industrial accidents, Chinese criminal organisations, a history of the CIA, maritime piracy, election frauds in South America, mines in South Africa, and Frank Sinatra and organised crime.
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About : The Center for Investigative Journalism is dedicated to the education and training of journalists, editors, researchers.
James Harkin
Director of The Centre for Investigative Journalism
James currently works as director at Centre for Investigative Journalism.
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About The Centre for Investigative Journalism: The Center for Investigative Journalism is dedicated to the education and training of journalists, editors, researchers.
Gavin MacFadyen
Board of Directors of The Centre for Investigative Journalism
Gavin MacFadyen has worked on over 50 investigative television programmes, for PBS Frontline, Granada Television’s World in Action, the BBC’s Fine Cut, Panorama, The Money Programme and 24 Hours, and Channel 4’s Dispatches. He has investigated stories on child labour, pollution and despoliation of the environment, torture of political prisoners, neo-Nazis in Britain, Contra murders in Nicaragua, UK industrial accidents, Chinese criminal organisations, a history of the CIA, maritime piracy, election frauds in South America, mines in South Africa, and Frank Sinatra and organised crime.
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About : The Center for Investigative Journalism is dedicated to the education and training of journalists, editors, researchers.
Adrian Kamellard
Director: Government Commercial of Cabinet Office – GOV.UK
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About Cabinet Office – GOV.UK: Cabinet Office – GOV.UK is the cabinet branch of the United Kingdom government.
James Duncan
Deputy Director, PSN CTO of Cabinet Office – GOV.UK
James Duncan is a CTO, Worldwide Sales at Joyent,
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About Cabinet Office – GOV.UK: Cabinet Office – GOV.UK is the cabinet branch of the United Kingdom government.
Steve Eddy
Director of Finance and Central Resources of ActionAid
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About ActionAid: ActionAid is an international non-governmental organization focused on helping impoverished and disadvantaged people.
Janet Convery
Director of Communications of ActionAid
My first job in the international development sector was working for the British Overseas Aid Group (BOAG), (an umbrella agency representing ActionAid, CAFOD, Christian Aid, Oxfam and Save the Children), which gave me an opportunity to see how they all worked on the ground. ActionAid won my heart. Every day around the world small victories are won by the people we work with because we have listened to their needs and supported them to shape a better future. That is what keeps me coming to work every day.
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About ActionAid: ActionAid is an international non-governmental organization focused on helping impoverished and disadvantaged people.
Adam Cull
Senior Director of Financial Policy & Operations of British Bankers Association
Adam is responsible for the BBA’s work relating to financial stability, including: recovery and resolution, macro-prudential oversight and banking union. He also supports the BBA’s engagement with the international standard setters and acts as the secretariat for the International Banking Federation.
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About British Bankers Association: The BBA is the leading trade association for the UK banking sector with more than 230 member banks headquartered in over 50 countries
Justine Walker
Director Financial Crime of British Bankers Association
Justine Walker has extensive experience in government, regulatory and international organisations. During her time in HM Treasury’s counter terrorist financing branch and the FSA’s financial crime division she was a long standing member to the inter-governmental Financial Action Task Force. Justine has acted as a national expert on global financial sanction issues and has been engaged in numerous international expert groupings, including a 12 month European Commission global study on proliferation financing. Formerly based in Central Asia with the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime she dealt with issues surrounding weapons/drugs trafficking, corruption and money laundering. On behalf of the IMF, Justine’s been a regular visitor to Nigeria in support of financial crime regulatory capacity building.She acted as a good governance advisor to the OSCE and financial crime expert to Transparency International. In the BBA, Justine works on all aspects related to sanctions, terrorist financing, bribery and corruption. She holds a PhD from the University of St Andrews in International Relations and an MSC from the University of Edinburgh.
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About British Bankers Association: The BBA is the leading trade association for the UK banking sector with more than 230 member banks headquartered in over 50 countries
Paul Chisnall
Executive Director, Financial Policy & Operations of British Bankers Association
Paul’s responsibilities include banking reform, financial reporting, tax and corporate governance. Paul prepared industry responses to the Independent Commission on Banking, the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards and various financial stability related UK government consultations. He is currently working on issues arising from the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013, including its provisions on ring-fencing and measures arising from the Government and regulatory response to the PCBS recommendations.
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About British Bankers Association: The BBA is the leading trade association for the UK banking sector with more than 230 member banks headquartered in over 50 countries
Andrew Rogan
Policy Director, Capital Markets and Infrastructure of British Bankers Association
Since joining the BBA as a policy director in 2010, Andrew Rogan has been responsible for the BBA’s post-trade policy. Alongside his focus on clearing, settlement, custody, client assets and infrastructure, Andrew is also responsible for business continuity matters, representing the BBA and its members on a number of important industry and government forums designed to protect customers, clients and the wider wholesale markets. Andrew has extensive public sector experience in both the UK and Australia. Prior to joining the BBA Andrew worked at the Department of Energy and Climate Change, the Security Industry Authority and the Office for Fair Trading.
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About British Bankers Association: The BBA is the leading trade association for the UK banking sector with more than 230 member banks headquartered in over 50 countries
Irene Graham
Executive Director of Business Finance of British Bankers Association
At the BBA Irene leads the overall policy work across SME and corporate businesses, including key industrial sectors. This includes running Better Business Finance and strategic initiatives across products such as export finance and capital markets. Prior to joining the BBA Irene was a senior banker at Standard Chartered Bank, undertaking executive roles across its international footprint. This included heading its Corporate and Institutional business, and transaction bank in Europe, co-heading SCB’s European wholesale bank and leading international regulatory affairs. She sits on the board of the UK Business Angel Association.
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About British Bankers Association: The BBA is the leading trade association for the UK banking sector with more than 230 member banks headquartered in over 50 countries
Victoria Powell
Policy Director, Capital Markets of British Bankers Association
Victoria joined the BBA in June 2013, following many years at the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and its predecessor the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR), following a secondment from the FSA where she worked in international policy and prudential policy. Victoria is responsible for market abuse regulation, shadow banking and works jointly with Sally on MiFID.
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About British Bankers Association: The BBA is the leading trade association for the UK banking sector with more than 230 member banks headquartered in over 50 countries
Dominic Charles
Director, Finance and Transparency of Minderoo Foundation
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About Minderoo Foundation, Sister & Co. Skin Food: We are a modern philanthropic organisation. We take on the tough issues with the potential to drive massive change.
James Arroyo
Director of Ditchley Foundation
Standing at the crossroads of government, technology and finance, Ditchley brings together global leaders to brainstorm big international problems, including sustaining a global Internet (www.ditchley.co.uk). Previously, James was chief data officer for the Foreign Office, leading transformation in response to the impact of technology. In addition to his work at Ditchley he advises government, major companies and technology startups and is rewriting Machiavelli’s The Prince for the digital age.
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About Ditchley Foundation: Ditchley Foundation brings together practitioners and experts from around the world to help shape policy on the international issues.
Tim Kay
Deputy Director – Technology of Department for International Trade
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About Department for International Trade: DIT is responsible for promoting UK trade across the world and ensuring the UK takes advantage of the huge opportunities open to us.
Alexander Milne
Head of Financial Services and Director, Kenya of Department for International Trade
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About Department for International Trade: DIT is responsible for promoting UK trade across the world and ensuring the UK takes advantage of the huge opportunities open to us.
Mark Norris
Assistant Director of Department for International Trade
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About Department for International Trade: DIT is responsible for promoting UK trade across the world and ensuring the UK takes advantage of the huge opportunities open to us.
Martine Parnell
Director of Members, Marketing and Digital of Royal Horticultural Society
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About Royal Horticultural Society: The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity dedicated to advancing horticulture and promoting good gardening.
Goolshun S Belut
Managing Director of Smplicity
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About Smplicity: Smplicity is a London based salesforce partner that focuses on improving business performance with Salesforce
Belinda Goldsmith
Global Media Director of Save the Children International
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About Save the Children International: Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organisation for children.
Myrna Atalla
Executive Director of Alfanar
Myrna Atalla serves as Alfanar’s Executive Director. Since 2010, Myrna Atalla has overseen Alfanar’s growth and expansion. Prior to joining Alfanar, Atalla worked for the National Democratic Insititute for International Affairs (NDI) in Beirut, Lebanon from 2004 to 2008, managing its civil society strengthening partnerships. Atalla also engaged in regional initiatives, including women’s candidate training and international election observation missions in Egypt, Jordan Morocco, and Yemen. Atalla holds a BA in International Relations from Brown University and a dual-degree Masters in Public Administration (MPA) from Columbia University and the London School of Economics.
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About Alfanar: Alfanar is a venture philanthropy organization to improve the quality of children’s education.
Fadel Zayan
Investment Director of Alfanar
Fadel Zayan is Alfanar’s Investment Director, overseeing Alfanar’s portfolio of venture philanthropy investments, including monitoring and evaluation of portfolio impact and sustainability. Zayan has been pivotal to rationalizing Alfanar’s investment cycle, developing Alfanar Sustainable Social Enterprise Training (ASSET), and establishing Alfanar’s real-time impact management platform. After graduating in History & Politics at the University of Kent, Zayan worked in communications in Cairo, before completing a Master’s in International Politics at the School of Oriental and African Studies. He later worked as a Programme Analyst at the United Nations Development Programme in Tripoli, Libya, where he was in charge of managing various portfolios, including Gender, Poverty Reduction, and HIV/AIDS. Zayan returned to London in 2009 to work in a political risk consultancy firm and was in Egypt in 2011 during the revolution. Following that, he consulted for Human Rights Watch in Libya over the course of the revolution.
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About Alfanar: Alfanar is a venture philanthropy organization to improve the quality of children’s education.
Tunde Sasvari
Director of Client Development, Europe of Wealth-X
Tunde Sasvari is Director of Client Development, Europe at Wealth-X where she works with clients across the luxury, non-profit and education sectors. In this role, Tunde manages accounts across all sectors and provides top tier counsel to help clients optimize their strategies to engage the HNW, VHNW and UHNW wealth segments. Prior to her role in client development, Tunde joined Wealth-X in 2013 as a Research Analyst, providing her with hands-on experience using open source intelligence methods and eventually managing an international team of research analysts. Before joining Wealth-X, Tunde worked in various commercial roles and has lived in Switzerland, Sri Lanka, Italy and Hungary. She is fluent in Italian, Hungarian and English. Tunde holds a Bachelor of Laws from Universita degli studi di Genova in Italy.
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About Wealth-X: Wealth-X provides wealth intelligence solutions to help you uncover, understand, and engage with the world’s wealthiest individuals.
Maeen Shaban
Director of Research and Data Analytics of Wealth-X
Maeen Shaban is Director of Research and Data Analytics at Wealth-X. Maeen is a lead author of Wealth-X’s main thought leadership reports, including the World Ultra High Net Worth Report, the Billionaire Census and the High Net Worth Handbook. During his six-year tenure at Wealth-X, Maeen has employed his expertise in data science across several roles.
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About Wealth-X: Wealth-X provides wealth intelligence solutions to help you uncover, understand, and engage with the world’s wealthiest individuals.
Maya Imberg
Director of Thought Leadership and Analytics of Wealth-X
Maya Imberg is Director of Thought Leadership and Analytics at Wealth-X. She is responsible for driving thought leadership, using data analytics to showcase the company’s products and services, and fostering knowledge sharing between Wealth-X and client organizations. She joined Wealth-X in 2016 as Director of Custom Research responsible for secondary research, data analytics and branded content. She has worked with clients such as Rolls Royce, Richemont, UBS, JPMorgan and Deloitte. Maya has fifteen years of experience in research, spanning market research, macroeconomics and financial services. Prior to joining Wealth-X, Maya held Senior Consultant and Economist roles at the Economist Intelligence Unit and spent a number of years within Datamonitor’s Financial Services practice. Maya holds an undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and an MSc in Comparative Politics from the London School of Economics. She speaks Spanish and Portuguese and has worked in China, the US and Belgium.
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About Wealth-X: Wealth-X provides wealth intelligence solutions to help you uncover, understand, and engage with the world’s wealthiest individuals.
Tom Hill
Senior Director, Diligence Solutions of Wealth-X
Tom Hill is the Senior Director of Diligence Solutions at Wealth-X. Tom manages the EDD requirements of clients that operate in both regulated and non-regulated environments, and he has an exceptional understanding of the Risk Based Approach, CDD, KYC, AML, CFT, and ABC. He joined Wealth-X in February 2017 as a Senior Case Manager, initially working operationally in relation to Wealth-X’s Diligence offering, overseeing new WXD dossier requests from inception through to completion. Prior to Wealth-X, Tom worked at Meridian Advisory, a small EDD consultancy, where he built and was the head of its new Integrity Due Diligence offering. Before this, he worked at Thomson Reuters as a Case Manager for the IntegraScreen product and was later promoted within the EMEA case management team. Tom completed his bachelor’s degree in Business Studies and is a certified anti-money laundering specialist and fraud examiner. He is based in the company’s London office.
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About Wealth-X: Wealth-X provides wealth intelligence solutions to help you uncover, understand, and engage with the world’s wealthiest individuals.
Indy Johar
Co Founder & Executive Director of Dark Matter Labs
Indy is a founding Director of 00 and Dark Matter Labs. An architect by training, Indy is a Senior Innovation Associate with the Young Foundation and a visiting Professor at the University of Sheffield. He co-founded Impact Hub Birmingham and Open Systems Lab, was a member of the RSA’s Inclusive Growth Commission. He is a thought leader in system change, the future of urban infrastructure finance, outcome-based investment, and the future of governance.
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About Dark Matter Labs: Dark Matter Laboratories design institutional infrastructure for a distributed and collaborative future.
Christian Mastrodonato
Director Of Engineering of Digital Catapult
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About Digital Catapult: Digital Catapult drives early adoption of advanced digital technologies to grow the country’s economy.
Deshini Newman
Managing Director – EMEA of (ISC)2
As Managing Director for EMEA, Deshini Newman leads the (ISC)² team across the region. Her responsibilities include developing and implementing strategy for the EMEA region and supporting the (ISC)² global vision and mission. Before Joining (ISC)2, Deshini held several education leadership roles, at Edexcel International, Pearson Group, and most recently Cambridge Assessment English, where she held positions as Global Manager of Strategy, Assistant Director, Global Business Development and Global Head of Higher Education and Adult Sector. Cambridge Assessment English has provided English language assessments and qualifications since 1913, and is part of Cambridge Assessment Group, Cambridge University (UK).
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About (ISC)2: (ISC)2 is the official organization that maintains and administers the CISSP certification exam.
Mary-Jo de Leeuw
Director of Cybersecurity Advocacy for Europe Middle East and Africa of (ISC)2
Mary-Jo de Leeuw honored as a Cybersecurity Excellence Award in 2018.
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About (ISC)2: (ISC)2 is the official organization that maintains and administers the CISSP certification exam.
Charles Lowe
Managing Director of Digital Health And Care Alliance
Charles Lowe was educated at Cambridge and the London Business School. Following an early financial career, he led the creation of the BT Intranet as one of the first, largest and most successful corporate Intranets. He was at the centre of BT’s collaboration with the UK Government to deliver UKonline and other path-breaking public uses of the Internet. After BT he ran a large ICT/modernisation programme for the London Borough of Newham’s Social Services Departments where he established a large telecare programme with some 3000 users. In 2007 Charles won Department of Health ‘Whole System Demonstrator’ funding for LB Newham to include telehealth. Charles’s telecare work won a 2008 NHS London Health & Social Care Innovation Award. Charles joined Telehealth Solutions in 2008 where he was responsible for product development and initial sales. In 2011 Charles joined Surrey County Council as Telecare & Telehealth Project Manager on a short contract to mainstream telecare and to run a £3.9m telehealth tender, both now successfully completed. Since 2013 he has built a portfolio of roles including Managing Director of the Digital Health & Care Alliance (DHACA) and assisting NetScientific plc in commercialising their data analytic service to improve substantially the predictive ability of telehealth.
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About Digital Health And Care Alliance: DHACA is an organisation dedicated to improving interoperability and reducing duplication in health and care systems.
Joe Jenkins
Executive Director, Social Impact of The Children’s Society
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About The Children’s Society: The Children’s Society focuses on the well-being of young people with various social services and counseling to meet the necessary needs.
Darshan Sanghrajka
Founder & Product Director of State of Ambition
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About State of Ambition: State of Ambition is a social enterprise that helps young individuals build support networks around their ambitions.
Alison Bukhari
Director – Business Development and Partnerships (U.K) of Dasra
Alison has a unique insight into what it takes to scale an organization, create wide impact, and become a sector leader in India. She brings distinctive experience to her role as a Director of Investor Relations at Dasra from her seven years working in India during the early years of growth at Magic Bus, now one of India’s leading child development organizations, as well as her time as a senior specialist in British and Anglo-Indian art at Christie’s, the art auction house. Alison has opened Dasra’s UK office and is forging strong connections with a wide variety of donors and partners in the European philanthropy and impact investing space. Alison has a Masters with Joint Honours in German and History of Art from the University of Edinburgh, as well as a diploma in Cross-Sector Partnerships from Cambridge University, part one of an MA in International Development.
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About Dasra: Dasra builds collaborations with organizations providing valuable consulting on strategic, management.
Chris Gibson
Executive Director of FIRST
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About FIRST: FIRST aims to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders.
James Drinkwater
Director of World Green Building Council
James Drinkwater leads the work of World Green Business Council’s Europe Regional Network, a community of over 20 national Green Building Councils, 9 regional partners, and over 4.500 members from across the buildings sector – and is a regular adviser to the EU and UN on sustainable built environment issues He has spearheaded ground-breaking initiatives that have seen major banks agree an EU-wide definition for ‘green mortgages’, over 2,000 organizations come together to establish ambitious building renovation strategies across over half of Europe and is now taking on the challenge of mainstreaming life cycle assessment and circular construction.
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About World Green Building Council: The World Green Building Council is a non-profit organization and a coalition of national Green Building Councils.
Martin Dolny
Director of The Joe Slovo Foundation
Martin Dolny has over 20 years proven experience of implementing Leading Edge Technology in the commercial world – working with a mixture of different cultures, in large corporates, Local and national Government and Financial Services across UK, Europe and especially Africa. Over the last 7 years he has successfully adapted this knowledge and experience for the Non-Profit world. Martin is a Director of a Public Benefit Organisation in Southern Africa who are introducing and rolling out Smart Cities, Mobile Services Platforms & Green Technologies to create active / smarter citizens as well as more build more resilient communities at low cost. These are challenging tasks given that approximately 50 % of municipalities Martin works with are considered as ‘financially distressed’ and hence require innovative approaches to some chronic problems.
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About The Joe Slovo Foundation: The Joe Slovo Foundation is a Public Benefit Organisation & Non-Profit Company.
Clara Mercer
Communications Director of British Fashion Council
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About British Fashion Council, British Fashion Council: The British Fashion Council (BFC) is a not-for-profit organisation that aims to further the interests of the British fashion industry.
Michael Crespigny
Director of Finance of Royal Institution
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About Royal Institution: The Royal Institution is an independent charity dedicated to connecting people with the world of science.
Phoebe Griffith
Associate Director of IPPR
Phoebe specialises in race relations, migrant integration and community cohesion. She is also a research fellow at the Centre for Social Relations at Coventry University (formerly Icoco). Previously she was a programme leader at the Young Foundation, where she led a research programme on the promotion of civility in modern Britain. As research and partnerships manager at the Barrow Cadbury Trust, she developed a major research and grant-making programme focusing on the challenges facing increasingly diverse urban areas. Phoebe holds an MA in Latin American studies from the University of London and a first-class honours degree in modern languages from Oxford University.
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About IPPR: The IPPR is a think tank that conducts and publishes research and promotes public education.
Sue Curd
Director of Commercial Operations of Royal Academy of Arts
Sue Yeend-Curd is Director of Commercial Operations at Royal Academy of Arts.
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About Royal Academy of Arts: The Royal Academy of Arts promotes the creation, enjoyment, and appreciation of the visual arts through exhibitions, education, and debate.
Diana Whitmore
Director Scotland of Ecologia Youth Trust
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About Ecologia Youth Trust: Ecologia Youth Trust is an international charity that supports youth facing tough life challenges.
Dylan Tanner
he Executive Director & Founder of InfluenceMap
Dylan Tanner currently works as the Executive Director and Founder for InfluenceMap.
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About InfluenceMap: InfluenceMap provides information and analysis on the impact of business and finance on the climate crisis.
Robert Watkinson
Director Of Communications of Mo Ibrahim Foundation
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About Mo Ibrahim Foundation: The Mo Ibrahim Foundation (MIF) was established in 2006 to focus on the critical importance of leadership and governance in Africa.
Terence Willis
Director Of Technology of The Church of England
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About The Church of England: The Church of England is a non-profit religious organization that offers prayers, funding support and also renders a venue for live events.
James Barty
Director of Investment Strategy of The Church of England
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About The Church of England: The Church of England is a non-profit religious organization that offers prayers, funding support and also renders a venue for live events.
Abigail Moss
Deputy Director of National Literacy Trust
Abigail was appointed Deputy Director of the National Literacy Trust in March 2010. Before that, she led a local government improvement programme at Museums, Libraries and Archives London and, from 1999 to 2009, was at Arts Council England, London, latterly as Director of Children and Young People’s Strategy. She has also worked as a secondary school English teacher, performer and local authority change manager.
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About National Literacy Trust: The National Literacy Trust is the only national charity dedicated to raising literacy levels in the UK.
Jonathan Douglas
Director of National Literacy Trust
Jonathan was appointed Director of the National Literacy Trust in January 2007. Previously he was Head of Policy Development at the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, where he also worked as Head of Learning and Access. Prior to that, he was Professional Adviser for Youth and School Libraries at the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals. He has also worked as a librarian and in children’s services for Westminster Libraries. Jonathan is on the Advisory Committee of the Man Booker Prize and is Chair of Governors at his local primary school.
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About National Literacy Trust: The National Literacy Trust is the only national charity dedicated to raising literacy levels in the UK.
Jasper Kain
Managing Director of Football Beyond Borders (FBB)
Jasper Kain and Jack Reynolds founded Football Beyond Borders in 2013, since which Jasper has been serving as its managing director.
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About Football Beyond Borders (FBB): Football Beyond Borders an education and social inclusion charity that uses young people’s passion for football to educate .
Jack Reynolds
Managing Director of Football Beyond Borders (FBB)
Jack Reynolds and Jasper Kain founded Football Beyond Borders in 2013, since which Jack has been serving as its managing director.
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About Football Beyond Borders (FBB): Football Beyond Borders an education and social inclusion charity that uses young people’s passion for football to educate .
Laura Brodie
Vice President/Director of Partnerships and External Relations of International Alliance for Responsible Drinking (IARD)
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About International Alliance for Responsible Drinking (IARD): International Alliance is a not-for-profit organization that addresses harmful drinking and promoting responsible drinking.
Oli Barrett
Director Of International Development of The Marketing Academy
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About StartUp Britain, The Marketing Academy, Young Enterprise, Zinc.VC: The Marketing Academy is a non-profit and voluntary organisation who develop leadership.
Andrew Levitt
Co-Founder and Director of Bridges Outcomes Partnerships
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About Bridges Fund Management, Bridges Outcomes Partnerships: Bridges Outcomes Partnerships focuses on policy, program delivery, data analysis, and impact measurement.
Michael Wilkinson
Associate Director for Digital and Innovation of RNID
Michael is an experienced digital and technology leader, having worked in multiple sectors over the past 13 years.
He is Associate Director for Digital and Innovation at RNID and has been a director at the organisation since May 2019 where he has led on a digital-first strategy and introduced a product mindset and Agile working practices.
Previously he was Head of Digital Change at Young Lives vs Cancer and, prior to that, Head of Digital Content at the Liberal Democrats. He was previously a key player in the digital transformation of The Telegraph, where he was a digital editor and political correspondent.
At The Telegraph, he supported the rollout of the new Telegraph.co.uk, delivered digital coaching for 500 journalists and his own editorial content was viewed 105 million times.
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About RNID: RNID provides funding, assistance, and support to people with hearing loss.
Maria Baibakova
Founder & Director of Baibakov Art Projects
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About Baibakov Art Projects: Baibakov Art Projects is a contemporary art organization with a mission of supporting Russian artists globally.
Emma Porteous
Director of Finance and Resources of British Asian Trust
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About British Asian Trust: British Asian Trust is a non-profit organization that provides support to marginalized people from various regions.
Anna King
Commercial Director of Health Innovation Network
Anna is the Commercial Director of the Health Innovation Network, the South London Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) and founder partner of DigitalHealth.London. Anna has been instrumental in establishing the Health Innovation Network at the forefront of the spread and adoption of innovation in the NHS. She has lead on the development of relationships between the Network and industry and the development of evidence – based interventions to improve the health and care for Londoners. She designed and developed the DigitalHealth.London Accelerator Programme and is currently building engagement of the NHS and industry in that programme. Prior to joining the Health Innovation Network, Anna held a number of senior regional commercial and improvement riles in the NHS. Anna qualified as a Chartered Accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers, and spent 13 years working there, primarily providing corporate finance advice to a wide range of health and social care clients, including GSK, Roche and Aventis.
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About Health Innovation Network: he Health Innovation Network is the Academic Health Science Network (#AHSN) for south London.
Danny Denhard
Director of Crowdfunding & Growth of JustGiving
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About JustGiving: JustGiving is an online platform for charitable fundraising and non-charitable crowdfunding for good causes.
Jess Cordingly
Director of LankellyChase Foundation
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About LankellyChase Foundation: LankellyChase Foundation mission is to bring about change that will transform the quality of life of people who face severe.
Adam Askew
Director of Engagement & Communications of Vision Catalyst Fund
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About Vision Catalyst Fund: Vision Catalyst Fund brings the eye health sector new resources to deliver proven solutions.
Rouba Mhaissen
Founder and Director of SAWA For Development & Aid
Mhaissen is a Syrian-Lebanese economist, activist, community mobiliser, and development practitioner who works on development issues in the MENA region particularly forced migration and the Syrian refugee crisis. She is the Founder and Director of Sawa for Development and Aid (founded in 2011), a Non-Profit Organisation that supports Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Sawa Foundation UK (founded in 2016). Chosen as one of the 30 under 30s by Forbes in 2017.
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About SAWA For Development & Aid: Sawa for Development and Aid is a lebanese NGO supporting syrian refugees.
Debrah Harding
Managing Director of The Market Research Society
Debrah is Managing Director of the Market Research Society (MRS), a Vice President of the European Research Federation EFAMRO and an Executive Board member of the Global Research Business Network (GRBN). Debrah leads MRS’ standards, policy and public affairs activities working extensively with government departments and European institutions on issues which affect research, insight and data. Debrah has a wealth of knowledge of ethical codes, guidelines, data protection and on the enforcement of professional & process standards and is co-author of the book, Quality in Market Research: from Theory to Practice. Prior to joining MRS Debrah worked in accountancy and publishing. Debrah is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences and the RSA; and a Trustee of the McDougall Trust, a charity which promotes public understanding of electoral democracy.
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About The Market Research Society: The Market Research Society (MRS) is the world’s leading authority for the research, insight, marketing science and data analytics sectors.
Adam Monnery
Technical Director of Smartdesc – Charity IT Specialist
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About Smartdesc – Charity IT Specialist: Smartdesc is a charity and non-profit IT specialist that offers strategy, digital transformation, security, and data protection services.
Paul Delaney
Acting Director of Positive Money
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About Positive Money: Positive Money is a movement to democratise money and banking so that it works for society and not against it.
Elizabeth McGrath
Managing Director of Natural Resource Governance Institute
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About Natural Resource Governance Institute: NRGI is an independent and non-profit group that works to ensure that countries rich in oil, gas, and minerals achieve sustainability.
Mark Kass
Non- Executive Director of Business Centre Association
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About Business Centre Association: The BCA specialises in providing support and guidance to providers of flexible serviced office space across the UK, Europe & the USA.
Lucy Blythe
Founding Director and Lead Consultant of Philia International
Lucy Blythe is Founding Director and Lead Consultant @ Philia International.
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About Philia International: Lucy founded Philia International in 2009 with a mission to transform not-for-profit leadership.
Clive Stafford Smith
Founder and Director of Reprieve
Clive oversees Reprieve’s casework programme, as well as the direct representation of prisoners in Guantánamo Bay and on death row as a Louisiana licensed attorney at law. After graduating from Columbia Law School in New York, Clive spent nine years as a lawyer with the Southern Center for Human Rights working on death penalty cases and other civil rights issues. In 1993, Clive moved to New Orleans and launched the Louisiana Crisis Assistance Center, a non-profit law office specialising in representation of poor people in death penalty cases.
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About Reprieve: Reprieve delivers justice and saves lives, from death row to Guantánamo Bay.
Mike Moffatt
Senior Director of Smart Prosperity Institute
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About Ivey Business School, Smart Prosperity Institute: Smart Prosperity Institute is a nonprofit organization that offers advance practical policies and environmental market solutions.
Romuald Restout
Board Director of HR Open Standards
Market-driven product strategist focused on delivering innovative and profitable software solutions. Strong track record of building ambitious teams and turning business strategy into concise, executable product vision and plans. Valued member of the senior management team for a well-rounded, market-focused perspective that ensures faster time to market and accelerates revenue generation.
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About : Non-profit, volunteer-led organization dedicated to the development of standards to enable human resource related data exchanges
Jim Killock
Executive Director of Open Rights Group
Jim Killock is Executive Director of Open Rights Group.
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About Open Rights Group: Open Rights Group is a non-profit organization that exists to protect civil liberties.
Roger Frimpong
Board of Directors of Africa Check
Roger Frimpong provides the board with more than 15 years of experience of running the financial and administrative side of charities. Educated in Ghana and the United Kingdom, Roger took his diploma in accounting in 1987, became a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in 2004 and is today head of finance at Samaritans, a major UK charity, responsible for the day to day oversight of the finance department, providing strategic direction and reporting on statutory compliance on all matters financial. Before working in the charity sector he developed experience of accounting in the fields of merchant banking, the law and insurance and commodity brokerage.
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About : Africa Check is a non-profit organisation which promotes accuracy in public debate and the media.
