Leadership Fellows’ Profiles

Co-Founded 2016.   Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist.  Fellow of the Centre for Social Policy. Executive Board – British Psychoanalytic Council. Previously Chief Executive, Tavistock Relationships

Appointed 2013. Considerable experience in organisational effectiveness, change management, the development of high potentials, curriculum design and programme implementation. Previously Director of Training and Development, Oakwood Worldwide

Appointed 2014.  Also Partner, UK Renewable Partnership, a renewable energy development company delivering across the renewable spectrum, and owner, Nest Egg Properties

Established the business in 2014 after 15+ years as a Criminal Barrister. A proven communicator, now developing a range of communication and empowerment programmes within the business and education sectors

Appointed 2013. Also Co-Founder/ Chair Charityworks; Trustee The Association of Chairs. Previous Board roles include NHS Trusts and Government arms length bodies

Appointed 2016. Internationally renowned for developing advanced practice, training and research in innovative approaches towards relationship counselling and couples therapy. Previously Director of Clinical Services

Appointed 2013.  Together with the CEO, leading a major college-wide change programme.  A former college Principal, then Director for Learning and Skills across the South-East

Appointed 2015.  Over 25 years experience working across Whitehall on public service reform, digital and cyber agendas.  Visiting Fellow of Brunel University

Appointed 2015.  Previously Group Head of HR and Training.  Also a Director of Acacia Training & Development and a member of the National Care Forum

Appointed 2015. Fellow at King’s College London. Visiting scholar of St John’s College, University of Hong Kong. Quantisi Ltd fintech/hedge fund startup CEO

Appointed 2001, CEO Cyrenians, trading as Changing Lives.  Awarded OBE for services to homeless people, Sieff Award, business support for communities, Voluntary Sector Entrepreneur of the year

Founded the business with her husband, Scott, in 2004. Chief of Marketing Relations, leading their philanthropic arm through their very own “Tree of Life Foundation”

Founded Addison Taylor with his wife, Marla, in 2004. Master artist and designer for the business, renowned diamond expert and leader in diamond industry for 34 years. Philanthropist

Appointed 2016.  Also Board member, The Insolvency Service, the Money Advice Trust and Mid-Bedfordshire Citizens Advice Bureau.  Previously CEO, Association of Police & Crime Commissioners

Appointed 2000.  Also Honorary Fellow of the University College of Estate Management.  Previously Chief Executive, North & Mid Cheshire Training and Enterprise Council.  Awarded OBE in 2017

Also NED, Oxford Advanced Surfaces; Chairman, Oxford Biomaterials; previously Director of Innovation Programmes, Technology Strategy Board; Director of Group Technology, ICI; Executive in Courtaulds and BP

Appointed 2014.  A chartered accountant with significant Board level experience working in manufacturing and service organisations within the construction, technology and consumer goods sectors

Appointed 2014. Mentor to entrepreneurs developing innovations to improve citizens’ quality of life.  Previously Deputy Director at the Cabinet Office and Department for Work and Pensions

Founded 2008.  Digital government entrepreneur with a background in technology-led organisation design and transformation. Previously Head of Organisational Strategy, London Borough of Barnet

Created The Car Strategy 2009. Currently Campaign Director at the Pledge (2017) a cross-party platform championing prison and probation reform. Previously Founder of multi award winning Learn2Listen

Founded 1997.  30 years experience in equality, diversity and human rights. An international entrepreneur, adviser to Government Ministers and Departments and winner of many awards

Appointed 2011. Religious Education Consultant 2014-2015.  Author of ‘Does religious education have a future?’ published 2012. Also Curriculum policy maker, 2006-10

Appointed as one of the Maserati top 100 business leaders who have most helped entrepreneurs. Previously founder and Chair of the Academy for Chief Executives for 20 years

Secretary, Civil Mediation Council; Director IMPRESS, the Independent Monitor for the Press; Associate Member, 5RB media law chambers. Previously legal adviser, Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Appointed 2010.  Proven corporate leader and communicator.  Well known throughout the industry for her support for diversity and consumer rights

Appointed 2014. Previously Director, Tunstall Group, integrating services cross-sector; Strategy Director, NHS North Yorkshire; Director, Humana Europe Ltd; Private Secretary to NHS CEO & Permanent Secretary

Founder and Director, Cross Rhythms (Christian radio) and Cornerstone Vision, a publishing, sales & marketing company based in Plymouth. Also Trustee, God TV since 2015

Appointed in 2010.  Previously Director of Consulting, Tribal Group, Director, Mental Health and Learning Disability, Plymouth Primary Care Trust.  Longstanding expert in mental health issues

App tackling the problem of food waste globally. Also Board Member Contentive (B2B media), & previously Managing Director in media (Emap), retail (Dyson) and financial services (Wonga)

A specialist in corporate entrepreneurship and innovation. Also Co-Founder & Director at VEX Ventures and previously Director at Sodexo. Fellow, Royal Geographical Society & RSA

Appointed 2014. Previously Director of Assessment Policy, Research and Compliance.  Previously Editor-in-Chief, International Journal for eAssessment and Assessment Functions Lead for Cambridge Assessment

Appointed 2004.  Chair Birmingham & Solihull Social Economy Consortium CIC. Social enterprise innovator, visiting Industrial Fellow, Aston University. Previously Director, Upcycle CIC and Buy for Good CIC

Founded 2008. An international thought leader in leadership development.  Also Chairman of award-winning manufacturer Frank Dale Foods, and Chair/Non-Exec/Trustee of other businesses & charities

Appointed 2006.  Also Pro-Warden International and formerly Pro-Warden Research and Enterprise. Principal Investigator for a range of interdisciplinary research projects. Previously Head of Department of Computing

Appointed 2012. Also host of Restraint Reduction Network, NED of international company The Real Potential, previously MD of RR Donnelley, an $11.6 billion Fortune 250 global organisation

Appointed 2016.  Responsible for driving commercial performance globally.  Previously Director of Finance, Pearson plc and Head of Finance at both the Financial Times and The Guardian

Founded AGORA in 1985. An industrial engineer leading his manufacturing business with “an outside edge”, through rapid growth in an evermore global market

Also former Chairperson of the Department of Behavioural Sciences, with special expertise in the psychology of emotion, learning and motivation, and intergroup relations

Appointed Business School CEO in 2012; also Coach to the Global Good Fund, a leadership development enterprise for social entrepreneurs. Previously Director, Institute for Entrepreneurship

Appointed 2016.  Previously Chief Executive, OCR leading UK exam board. Principal, Oaklands College and Deputy Director, DfES. Chartered accountant

Appointed 2017. Previously Director of Strategy, NCS; Consultant at the Boston Consulting Group in New York; Policy Advisor in 10 Downing Street; Consultant, House of Commons

Founded 2013.  Also award winning leader of Service User Involvement Team (including 2014 Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service), Chartered Manager of the year 2015 & RSA Fellow

Appointed 2015.  Responsible for strategy and service delivery.  Excellence Assessor and Validator for past 20 years; helping organisations across sectors achieve sustained outstanding performance

Appointed as Group CEO in 2013 having been a college Principal since 1996. A national thought leader in education and Chair of the Women’s Leadership Network

Appointed 2008.  Non-Executive Director Haygrove, NED MDS and trustee of Rural Cambs Citizen’s Advice Bureau. Previously Modena Consulting and M&S

Appointed 2011, now heading up a global team.  Leading expert on apprenticeships.  Previously Director at learndirect where she helped to shape national policy around e-learning

Appointed 2004.  Previously CO/ Colonel, Welsh Field Hospital, Director, Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership,  Fellow, University of South Wales, Deputy Lieutenant, Mid Glamorgan, Fellow, RCN, Awarded CBE 2015

Appointed 2015. Governor of Stationers’ Crown Woods Academy. Previously Chair of Council for Higher Education in Art & Design 2012-2015

Thought-leadership, finance and engineering for new and complex renewable energy technology applications, especially community energy, energy from waste, and Cuba

Also currently Entrepreneur In Residence for Teach First, previously Entrepreneur in Residence for NESTA, Associate Director of Teach First and Head of Maths in a school

Appointed 2013.  Previously Chief Executive of Homeless Link and Director of the National Campaign for the Arts. Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. CBE

Appointed 2017. Full business and P&L responsibility. Previously General Manager, O2 (Telefonica UK); Managing Director, O2 Health; NED, O2 Money. Formerly Director at Centrica and WHSmith

Appointed 2016. Head of City of Oxford College; Head of Lifeskills Faculty and A-levels & Business Faculty; Ofsted Inspector.  Winner of three national Beacon awards (two in 2016)

Director of Gerutha, an organisation that provides operational support to charities; Trustee of various charities, awarded OBE in December 2016 for services to young people

Appointed 2013. Trustee, MS Society, Previously Do-It.org,  Young Foundation Fellow; 2011 Clore Social Fellow; 2014 Fellow, School of Social Entrepreneurs and 2013 Winston Churchill Fellow

Appointed 2007.  An experienced leader of not for profit organisations.  Board member of Resilient Scotland which helps fund social enterprises.  Previously Scottish Committee Member on Big Lottery Fund

Winner, EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2016 (for work developing Secure Brain Injury services); Chairman, St Mark Universal Copts Care relieving poverty in the Middle-East

Vice- Chair, Fairtrade Foundation; Trustee, Lowry Centre; various advisory boards. Over 150 awards for advertising and design in a career spanning government, BBC, Shell, Unilever. Awarded CBE 2011

Appointed 2015.  Also Senior Teaching Fellow, Portsmouth Business School. Previously CEO, Investors in People in the MENA Region and Director, Emirates College of Technology, UAE

Appointed CEO of South Downs in 2015. Now leading the merger process with Havant college.  Over 25 years’ experience in both Further and Higher Education

Appointed 2016. Founder and Director of fiveFilms4freedom – the world’s first online LGBT film festival. Previously Director, Israel, Deputy Director, Mexico. Appointed OBE for services to Arts and Science

Appointed in 2007.  A leading advocate of change in city communities, notably through the Violence Prevention Initiative now being widely replicated across American cities

Appointed January 2017. Also Non-Executive Director, South East Water. Previously Regulatory then Strategy Director, Heathrow; Group Director, Industry Policy & Regulation, BT; Cable and Wireless

Appointed 2010, and leading the Group’s public affairs and policy team. Also Board Member of graphic communications body Two Sides and Ambassador for Children’s Air Ambulance

Serial internet entrepreneur working to create leading brands.  Founded Mankind Foundation and Mankind Ventures, a business incubator and seed investment fund in 2016

Appointed 2008.  A highly innovative leader responsible for more than 100 staff.  Chair of the Scottish Borders Housing Hub and a range of multi-agency bodies

Appointed 2015.  Previously Co-Founder and Director for 22 years of an award-winning financial services consultancy, OAC plc.  Also Chair/ Vice-Chair/ Non-Exec Director of charitable & business Boards

Appointed 2006.  Previously Cardboard Citizens and Amnesty International UK. Winner of Kings Fund IMPACT Award 2016. Fellow of School for Social Entrepreneurs and Clore Social

Appointed 2017.  Previously Director of Corporate Affairs, Heathrow Airport and Director of Communications for the UK Ministry of Justice.  Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations

Appointed 2015.  Also Board member of the 30% Club. Previously a partner of McKinsey & Company and part of the Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit

iEd (UK) Ltd, (founded in 2013), transforming education through innovation, inspiration and intelligence, creator of the 4MAT Performance Canvas and International Lead in Accountability for Improvement

Appointed 1998.  Also Associate Lecturer, Exeter University/ School for Social Entrepreneurs; Board member, Devon and Cornwall Business Council/ Exeter & Heart of Devon Employment & Skills

Appointed 2015.  Also Visiting Research Fellow, University of East Anglia. Previously Founding Director, The IMPRESS Project; Consultant, Save the Children UK; Programmes Director, Sigrid Rausing Trust

Appointed 2014.  Also public Governor, Oxford University Hospitals Trust and Council member, Patient Safety, Royal Society of Medicine. Secondary school Head for 20 years.  Awarded OBE in 1996

Appointed 2014. Inspiring leader with a passion for education. Author of several formative books on the role of modern media in education. Officially appointed leadership trainer

Appointed 2014. Previously Chief Executive of UK Youth and Parliamentary advisor for NSPCC. Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts

Appointed 2016.  Also Non-Exec Director, Employers Network for Equality & Inclusion and Metropolitan Police Strategic Inclusion Board. Previously designed a national new deal for jobseekers.  CBE in 2015

Appointed 2010.  Also Former Chair, Social Enterprise World Forum and Trustee, Big Society Trust. Previously Founder/CEO Sunlight Development Trust; awarded CBE in 2015

Appointed 2013. Also Chair of Children England and of Naomi House. Chief Executive, British Association for Adoption & Fostering 2006-2013. Awarded CBE for Services to Children and Families

Appointed in 2015. A leading advocate of further education, previously CEO & Principal of two other colleges and senior civil servant in the Welsh Government

Appointed 2014.  A Chartered Engineer and Fellow, Institution of Mechanical Engineers.  Significant leadership experience in change management.  Business Mentor for the Prince’s Trust since 2014

Appointed in 2001.  Former Fellow, St George’s House; Associate, the Consultation Institute;  specialist in facilitations, currently supporting the Society with developing new leadership products

Also Non-Executive Director, UK Health Expertise LLP; NED, Health Business Associates Ltd, and Trustee of Link International. Educated at University of Wales, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

Appointed 2016. Previously Board Director for Trading and Associate Director.  One of Management Today’s “35 business woman under 35”, 2015. First Women Awards Finalist, 2016

Appointed 2014. Previously Group HR Strategy, AXA UK; HR Business Partnerships Director and Head of HR Strategy, Metropolitan Police Service

Founded Moreson Conferencing in 1996; now also Chairman of Alabama Advisory Board Citizens Trust Bank and Birmingham Sister Cities Commission & Director of multiple other Boards

Appointed 2012 as CEO of the largest teaching hospital in the South-West, having led the NHS in Devon. Now a leading figure in the civic life of Plymouth

Appointed 1986, driving growth based on core values and clear purpose. Creator of unique service Jennings Business Mentors. Keen blogger and writer. Qualified chartered accountant

Appointed 2016.  Chairman of Tennyson Insurance; Chairman of Sutton Housing Society; Trustee of Zurich Community Trust; previously Director of Public Sector for Zurich Insurance

Established the company in 2005 after creating flavours at her kitchen sink. Now the fastest growing beverage business in the USA.  Previously a dot com entrepreneur

Founded 2005.  Also Head of Customer Experience, Moox Inc, the next generation urban bicycle company.  Previously CEO & Founder Whackamole Labs, and UX Consultant, multiple companies

Appointed 2015. Also Board Member, Charityworks, UK Non-Profit Sector’s Graduate Programme. Previously Director of Resources / Deputy CEO and Company Secretary, Advance

Appointed 2014. Also Group Executive Director of Activate Learning Group. Experienced CEO and non-executive in the private, public and third sectors. Previously Deputy CEO Learndirect

Founded the business with Nicky over 20 years ago. Now with a chain of seven nurseries, a before and after school club and one holiday club

Founded the business with David over 20 years ago. Now developing a more integrated leadership model to help drive up already high standards of childcare

Social Entrepreneur, Growth & Change Specialist, Chair of Multiple private equity backed companies, Industrial Advisory Board Member. Past Chairman Institute for Turnaround & Transformation (IFT)

Chair since 1988; also Chair, BCS China, Chair, Box Up Crime, CEO, Bar Code Systems, mentor to young entrepreneurs, local councillor & older residents’ Champion

Appointed 2016. Previously Chief Executive of youth charity Ambition, Head of Education & Training at East Thames Group and a Director of Thomas Miller & Co.

Founded 2011. Also Associate, More Partnership (digital fundraising strategies); Fellow, Winston Churchill Memorial Trust UK and Communications Advisor, Freedom from Torture. Previously Director, UK Crowdfunding Association

Founded 2002. Also Founder and President of StarShine Planet Education Resources. Author of ‘Soul of Success’ and other international best sellers. Philanthropist & former banker

International thought leader since 2012, now advising a wide range of corporates on purpose and mental health. Spent 25 years with Unilever, most recently as Global Vice-President

A leading communicator spanning culture, heritage and the creative industries. Previously Deputy Director of Communications, English Heritage, and Head of Corporate Press, Sotheby’s

Previously Assistant Chief Officer, Kent Police, and Deputy Director at Home Office. Legal author, Churchill Fellow, and Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service winner

Appointed 2015.  Responsible for business outside of the UK.  Previously Communications and International Director, Financial Conduct Authority; Director of Communications, Department for Work and Pensions

Appointed 2016.  Previously Head of Corporate Affairs for Standard Chartered Bank, India and Africa; Senior Policy Adviser to HM Treasury; UK representation to the EU

A global entrepreneur who has established and led businesses in 15 countries globally. Chairman of many Boards ranging from the Commonwealth Skills Forum to Tranmere Rovers FC

Appointed 1999. Also Chairman, Oxfordshire Business First and S-E Advisory Board, Business in the Community.  Previously Chairman, Oxfordshire Employment and Skills Board and Director, Barclays plc

Leadership career spanning counter-terrorism, strategies to counter improvised explosive devices (IEDs) & special projects in the Middle East. Represented Australia at cross-governmental events; now a corporate adviser

Author of international best seller “Home in Harmony”, on creating a nurturing home environment.  Interior designer, lifestyle curator and Hay House Radio Show host

Appointed 2004.  Also Director, Social Enterprise UK; Social Entrepreneur in Residence, Middlesex University; author of various leadership books; awarded MBE (2013) for services to London’s children

Appointed 2014. Committee Member, Construction Excellence South-West. Previously Director, Barratt Homes, MD at Pennant Homes; Director, Coastal Housing Group, Global Property Strategy Manager, Vodafone

Appointed 2011. Previously Executive Headteacher of Bridge AP Academy; member Headteachers’ Board (NW London and South Central England); member Youth Justice Board; awarded CBE 2017

Also Non-Executive Director, IdeaSquares, (crowdfunding); Ordoo, digital ordering platform; Trustee, Tobacco Factory Theatres and Co-Founder, Contactzilla, a seamless contact management system

Appointed 2016.  Previously Deputy Director, Cabinet Office and Senior Adviser to the PM’s Implementation Group.  Senior posts also in the Home Office & Ministry of Justice

Practising dentistry since 1998, now acknowledged industry leader in cosmetic dentistry; best-selling author, coach to young entrepreneurs and executive producer of documentary “On Me”

Appointed 2014.  Also Director, CIPD; Chair, Queen’s Counsel Selection Panel; Chair, KidsOut; Senior Independent Director, pladis; member, INSEAD global Corporate Governance Network.  Awarded OBE in 2015

Established 2001. Also Founder, Engaged For Success CIC, focusing on young adults.  Multiple award winner, inc. Author of the Year, Women4Africa Awards 2013. Extensive experience across USA/ UK/ Africa

Appointed 2014. An accomplished international board level executive. Charity Champion of Dreams Come True. Previously Chief Operating Officer with Colt Technology Services

A social entrepreneur and global healthcare strategist.  Adviser to a range of healthcare bodies and winner of Zenith Global Healthcare’s Special Recognition Award 2016

Appointed 1998. Also a Director of Cambridge Assessment, previously a Regional Director of the Further Education Funding Council. Awarded a CBE for services to further education in 2011

Appointed 2014. A charismatic entrepreneur, investor and mentor; previously Director of Hamilton Bradshaw Venture Partners and Chief Operating Officer (Investments) at Gartmore for 13 years

Global Head of People Capability, Jaguar Land Rover until 2017. Director of Ashorne Hill Management College and previously HR Business Partner, Elliott Group

Appointed 2006.  Chairman of EMEA indirect tax committee working with member firms across the world. Previously employed by Pricewaterhouse Coopers

Finance Director specialising in supporting Boards of medium sized businesses with managing high rates of growth. Also a college governor and Chair of Audit & Risk

Previously Deputy Director, Commissioning and Hospital Transformation; Turnaround Director and Director of Operations, NHS West Cheshire CCG; Associate, GE Healthcare Finnamore

Appointed 2013. A Board Director and CEO who is particularly passionate about access to information networks and services. Previously with Nokia Siemens Networks

Appointed 2008. Leading two successful businesses with solutions for the hospitality, entertainment, health & leisure and retails sectors. Previously Senior Account Director at Telewest Business

Appointed 2016.  Also Chairman, Council of Europe’s intergovernmental Committee on Democracy and Governance.  Previously lead on local government legislation work across Whitehall. Awarded CBE 2017

Appointed 2014.  Also Venture Partner, Emerge Education; founding Investor, Youth4Work.com; previous Chair/ CEO of multiple businesses, in top 5 Asian EdTech Entrepreneurs in Diversity UK/ KPMG Awards 2016

Co-founded in 2010. A leading social entrepreneur: Lego Fellow 2016, Ashoka Fellow 2015, Political Studies Association Innovation Award 2015, Fast Growth Entrepreneur 2014

Appointed 2015. Also Chair, NHS Clinical Commissioners HR Forum; Vice-President, Healthcare People Management Association.  Previously Director, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust; Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Founded his “ROI Guy” company in 2005.  Marketing expert, best-selling author and regular press and TV business commentator.  Formerly V-P for top USA care providers

Appointed Director of I Spoil U Media Limited (The National Diversity Awards, The Excellence in Diversity Awards, The Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers amongst others)

Appointed 2008. A hands-on international director with experience in sales, operations and general management across the medical, industrial, automotive and retail sectors

Founded 2012 in New Delhi & London. Now covering 1,000+ schools & one million+ users; also co-founder Hive Education, previously senior Consultant Deloitte, corporate performance, Nestle

Appointed 2012 as Director of External Affairs, became CEO in 2015. Also Trustee, Spice Innovations Ltd. Previously Director, Scope; Senior Manager, Nesta

Served in: Nigeria, China, Belize, Suriname, Trinidad, the United Arab Emirates, Tunisia and the Foreign Service Institute.  An Investment Banker and Naval Officer prior to State

Appointed 2015. Also Non-Executive Director, Social Investment Business. Previously CEO, Family and Childcare Trust; Clore Social Fellow; Adviser to international charities supporting disadvantaged young people

Founded 2014. Also Mobile UX Strategist & Program Manager, UEVision Inc. Previously Co-founder and Chief Innovator, Whackamole Labs, and Independent mortgage broker

Appointed in 2002.  Also Ambassador for Scotland for Disabled Persons User Led Organisations; Chair, Ability Borders; Director, AccessAble Borders; Owner, Disabled Persons Housing Service.  Awarded MBE 2011

Appointed 2013. Previously Assistant Chief Executive and Assistant Director, Darlington Borough Council; Director of Communities, Swindon Borough Council and Head of Lifelong Learning, Blackburn with Darwen BC

Appointed 2014. Committed to social justice. Previously Director of social innovation think-tank The Young Foundation, responsible for social enterprise. Charities Aid Foundation Investment Committee Member

International entrepreneur, speaker and creator of bestselling DVD on Yogaboxing.  Specialist in neuroscience-informed approaches to mindfulness and resilience.   Former CEO of telecommunications company in California

Appointed 2014.  Over 16 years’ experience within the organisation, including Head of Sales/ Regional Manager/ Customer Relations Manager.  Previously sales for Total E&P

Founded in 2013.  Also Chair of Governors in an outstanding academy, author and previously the Lead Mentor across Birmingham schools / Strategic Mentoring Partner of the UK Business Bootcamp

Founded independent consultancy in 2012.  Also NED on multiple Boards including Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust and City HR Association.  Author & public speaker; OBE in 2017

Former Chair of the National Federation, now Head of English and Specialist Leader in Education at South Bromsgrove High School

Founded Saltrock with his brother Ross in 1988 because of their love of surfing. Now leading a fast growing national brand in British retail – and still surfing!

Appointed 2015.  A business leader, manager, entrepreneur, communicator and consultant with Board-level experience in strategy and corporate governance. Also Director of YourLife Management Services Ltd

Appointed 2016.  Provider Faculty Chair of the Healthcare Financial Management Association.  Previously Director of Finance/Deputy Chief Executive, RD&E and Yeovil NHS Foundation Trust

Oversees multi-platform outreach and philanthropic activities to various communities. Emcee. Board member; Arizona Governor’s Prayer Breakfast, Streetlight USA. Previously commercial model, speech writer (US Politicians)

Appointed in 2015.  23 years as a Headteacher (with 3 x Ofsted Outstandings), Chair of Duchy Health Charity, (Trustee for 16 years), current Deputy Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall

Appointed 2016. Chief HR Officer latterly with OSN & Ooredoo in the Middle East. Previously HR Director BBC, Vice-President HR at BP

Appointed in 2008.  Board Director since 2003.  Also Professional in Residence at Harvard University and Judge for Babson College’s MBA in Technology Entrepreneurship since 2012

Appointed 2017.  Entrepreneur and media commentator, also Founder, Moving On magazine and CEO of Not Going to Uni Ltd.  Woman of the Year Finalist 2015

Co-founded 2001.  Member, Guild of Entrepreneurs; Lead Entrepreneur of the Year, Black British Business Awards 2015;  Honorary Doctorate, Middlesex University 2017;Trustee, National Portrait Gallery

Founder 2010.  Director, Communities Together Durham & North-East Social Investment Company; Trustee, Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations.  Deputy Lieutenant, County Durham. Awarded OBE 2008

Appointed 2016. Also Executive Team member, Leeds City College Group.  Previously Headteacher Todmorden High School, led the school from the bottom 5% to the top 18% nationally

Appointed 2015 having been Director of Nursing since 2010. Lead Executive for Integrated Care Exeter, aiming high for citizen health and wellbeing. Previously Director of Nursing at Derby Hospital

Also Chair, Chartered Institute of Marketing (Cornwall). Previously Sales & Marketing Director for the Eden Project & Legoland Windsor, executive at the Lego Group

Appointed 2010.  Developing highly sector focused teams to increase the business’s growth rate (going up to 6 in Recruiter magazine’s FAST 50). Previously with Heads Recruitment Ltd

Appointed 2010.  A highly experienced Executive across transportation operations, engineering, education, skills & training. Previously Director on the Boards of five airlines, including British Airways

Appointed 1998. Former President of the CIPR and Euprera, runs a leadership for reputation programme for CEOs internationally and advises governments on relationship building

Co-founded SWP Enterprises in 2013.  Also Faculty Leader in Goldman Sachs Small Business Programme at Babson & Salt Lake Colleges.  Vice-President of American Express for 15 years