Our people | Impact Investing Institute

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

Kieron Boyle

Chief Executive
Read more: Kieron Boyle
Bella Landymore

Policy and Strategy Director
Read more: Bella Landymore
Sarah Teacher

Executive Director
Read more: Sarah Teacher
Adam Werlinger

Operations Director
Read more: Adam Werlinger
Alys Owen

Programme Officer (Civil Service Fast Stream)
Read more: Alys Owen
Clare Huggett

Executive Assistant
Read more: Clare Huggett
David Krivanek

Senior Programme Manager
Read more: David Krivanek
Hugh Stanley

Relationships Coordinator
Read more: Hugh Stanley
Julian Arevalo

Operations intern
Read more: Julian Arevalo
Lizzy Robins

Events Manager
Read more: Lizzy Robins
Lauren Carroll

Programme Coordinator
Read more: Lauren Carroll
Mark Hall

Programme Manager, Place-based impact investing
Read more: Mark Hall
Nicola Galvani

Operations Intern
Read more: Nicola Galvani
Sophia Omar

Programme Manager
Read more: Sophia Omar
Stephanie Dawoud

Communications and Engagement Manager
Read more: Stephanie Dawoud
Yinka Johnson

Programme Coordinator, Place-based impact investing
Read more: Yinka Johnson

Our board members

Dame Elizabeth Corley

Chair, Board
Read more: Dame Elizabeth Corley
Jamie Broderick

Deputy Chair, Board
Lead Expert Read more: Jamie Broderick
Baafour Otu-Boateng

Investment Director at KawiSafi Ventures
Lead Expert Read more: Baafour Otu-Boateng
Dame Caroline Mason

Chief Executive at Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
Read more: Dame Caroline Mason
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 Herbert Smith Freehills
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

Chair of EVPA’s board and EVPA’s Corporate Social Investment Initiative
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

Chief Executive, Business in the Community
Read more: Amanda Mackenzie OBE
Amanda Young

Chief Sustainability Officer at Abrdn
Read more: Amanda Young
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

CEO, Global Steering Group for Impact Investment
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

Chief Executive, Social Finance
Read more: David Hutchison OBE
Erin Leonard

Head of Sustainability at HSBC Asset Management
Read more: Erin Leonard
Evelina Olago

Managing Director, Client & Strategy, Just Climate
Read more: Evelina Olago
Hazel Blears

Chair, Social Investment Business
Read more: Hazel Blears
Hubert Keller

Managing Partner at Lombard Odier
Read more: Hubert Keller
Jamie Martin

Managing Director and Head of Morgan Stanley’s EMEA Sustainability Office
Read more: Jamie Martin
Karen Shackleton

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

Global Head of Sustainable Solutions, BNY Mellon (BNYM), ACA
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
Ewa Jackson

Head of Sustainable Client Solutions, EMEA, BlackRock
Read more: Ewa Jackson
Michele Giddens OBE

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

co-CEO, Arisaig Partners
Read more: Rebecca Lewis
Saker Nusseibeh CBE

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

Non-Executive Director of Goldman Sachs International
Read more: Sam Gyimah
Stephen Fitzgerald AO

Managing Partner, Affirmative Investment Management (AIM)
Read more: Stephen Fitzgerald AO
Dame Sara Llewellin

Chief Executive, Barrow Cadbury Trust
Read more: Dame Sara Llewellin
Stephen Muers

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

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