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Our people

The Institute’s core team works alongside a number of Lead Experts, providing pro bono specialist support in their fields of expertise. Our board is made up of respected figures in financial services, social investment, and the voluntary sector.

The Institute’s Advisory Council is made up of senior leaders from across the worlds of investment and philanthropy, provides strategic support to the Institute.

Advisory Council

Our core team

Bella Landymore

Co-CEO
Read more: Bella Landymore
Sarah Teacher

Co-CEO
Read more: Sarah Teacher
Aisling McCaffrey

Programme Manager, Just Transition
Read more: Aisling McCaffrey
Barbara Molnar

Operations Manager
Read more: Barbara Molnar
Clare Huggett

Executive Assistant
Read more: Clare Huggett
Emma Cook

Interim Finance Director
Read more: Emma Cook
Hugh Stanley

Programme Manager
Read more: Hugh Stanley
Ipsa Agnani

Programme Coordinator
Read more: Ipsa Agnani
Jack Kelsey

Fundraising Manager
Read more: Jack Kelsey
Mark Hall

Senior Programme Manager, Place-based impact investing
Read more: Mark Hall
Mark Kolmar

Interim Head of Engagement and Communications
Read more: Mark Kolmar
Sam Markey

Senior Associate, Place-Based Impact Investing
Read more: Sam Markey
Sophia Omar

Programme Manager
Read more: Sophia Omar
Stephanie Dawoud

Head of Engagement and Communications
Read more: Stephanie Dawoud

Our board members

Kieron Boyle

Chair
Read more: Kieron Boyle
Jamie Broderick

Deputy Chair, Board
Lead Expert Read more: Jamie Broderick
Dame Elizabeth Corley

Chair Emerita
Read more: Dame Elizabeth Corley
Baafour Otu-Boateng

Investment Director at KawiSafi Ventures
Lead Expert Read more: Baafour Otu-Boateng
Gary Stewart

CEO of FounderTribes
Read more: Gary Stewart
Sir Harvey McGrath

Board member and chair of the Advisory Council
Read more: Sir Harvey McGrath
Ida Levine

Principal at consultancy Two Rivers Associates
Lead Expert Read more: Ida Levine
Nana Francois

CEO of Opportunity International UK
Read more: Nana Francois
Nick Temple

Chief Executive Officer at Social Investment Business (SIB)
Read more: Nick Temple
Olivia Dickson

Trustee Director of ShareAction
Lead Expert Read more: Olivia Dickson
Rebecca Perlman

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis
Read more: Rebecca Perlman
Robert Hughes-Penney

Investment Director at Rathbones
Read more: Robert Hughes-Penney
Simon Bond

Retired Executive Director, Responsible Investment Portfolio Management, Columbia Threadneedle Investments
Lead Expert Read more: Simon Bond
Steven Serneels

Co-founder and Chair of Impact Finance Belgium
Read more: Steven Serneels
Will Goodhart

Chief Executive of the CFA Society of the UK (CFA UK)
Lead Expert Read more: Will Goodhart

Our Advisory Council

Sir Harvey McGrath

Board member and chair of the Advisory Council
Read more: Sir Harvey McGrath
Alex Seddon

Head of Catalyst at M&G Investments
Read more: Alex Seddon
Amanda Mackenzie OBE

Non Executive Director, Chair, Trustee, Mentor
Read more: Amanda Mackenzie OBE
Dame Caroline Mason

Chief Executive at Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
Read more: Dame Caroline Mason
Chris Cummings

CEO, The Investment Association
Read more: Chris Cummings
Clara Barby CBE

Senior Partner, Just Climate
Read more: Clara Barby CBE
Cliff Prior CBE

Senior Advisor, former CEO, GSG Impact
Read more: Cliff Prior CBE
Dana Day

Managing Director – EMEA, CFA Institute
Read more: Dana Day
David Carrington

Adviser to philanthropists and consultant to social purpose organisations
Read more: David Carrington
David Hutchison OBE

Senior Advisor, former CEO of Social Finance
Read more: David Hutchison OBE
Evelina Olago

Managing Director, Client & Strategy, Just Climate
Read more: Evelina Olago
Karen Shackleton

Founder, Pensions for Purpose & Non-Executive Chair, Resonance
Read more: Karen Shackleton
Kristina Church

Group Head of Sustainability, Aberdeen Group plc
Read more: Kristina Church
Laurie Spengler

Impact investment banker and active contributor to the impact investing industry
Read more: Laurie Spengler
Mark Norbury

CEO, UnLtd
Read more: Mark Norbury
Maria Teresa Zappia

Chief Impact and Blended Finance Officer and Deputy CEO, BlueOrchard Finance; and Head of Sustainability and Impact, Schroders Capital
Read more: Maria Teresa Zappia
Michele Giddens OBE

Co-CEO & Co-Founding Partner, Bridges Fund Management
Read more: Michele Giddens OBE
Mikael Down

Executive Director, Head of EMEA Sustainable Solutions, Morgan Stanley
Read more: Mikael Down
Nick O’Donohoe

Chief Executive, British International Investment
Read more: Nick O’Donohoe
Nigel Kershaw OBE

Chair, The Big Issue Group (The Big Issue Media and Big Issue Invest); and Chair Co-founder, The Big Exchange
Read more: Nigel Kershaw OBE
Paul Druckman

Chair, World Benchmarking Alliance and Clear Insurance
Read more: Paul Druckman
Saker Nusseibeh CBE

CEO, Federated Hermes
Read more: Saker Nusseibeh CBE
Sam Gyimah

Former UK Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister; Board Director, Goldman Sachs Int; Founder & CEO SGA
Read more: Sam Gyimah
Dame Sara Llewellin

Chief Executive, Barrow Cadbury Trust
Read more: Dame Sara Llewellin
Sonali Siriwardena

Chair, Social Investment Business (SIB)
Read more: Sonali Siriwardena
Stephen Muers

Chief Executive Officer, Better Society Capital
Read more: Stephen Muers
Tammie Tang

Senior Portfolio Manager, Columbia Threadneedle Investments
Read more: Tammie Tang