Meet the team
The Foundation is run by a passionate staff team and led by a board of experienced and committed Trustees.
Our team

EMILY EVANS
CEO and Founder

TIFFANY SMYLY
Chief Programme Officer

OLIVIA PLATMAN
Head of Programmes

HARRIET BOLAND
Head of Partnerships

LORETTA COOPER
Marketing Manager

KATHERINE MAKI BROWN
Social Media Executive

KATIE DIXON
Head of Content

JEN WAKEFIELD
Educational Content Lead

KIM GROSVENOR
Graphic Designer

STEPHANIE YOUNG
Teacher Engagement and Development Lead

MOLLY RUTHERFORD
Operations Manager

MANTHURA MOHAMED
Programme Officer
OUR TRUSTEES

DANIEL FRANKLIN (CHAIR)
Executive and Diplomatic Editor of The Economist

NICK SHIPPIN
Director of Group Finance at The Economist Group

STEPHEN GODSELL
Group General Counsel & Company Secretary at Guardian Media Group

KIKE AGUNBIADE
Education Consultant

MARTYN CADDICK
Head of Philanthropy - Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences at The University of Edinburgh

MARINA HAYDN
EVP Sustainability at The Economist Group Switzerland

HENRY TRICKS
Journalist and Schumpeter columnist at The Economist
COMPANY SECRETARY

FOLA SANU
Assistant Company Secretary at The Economist Group
Our supporters
We're extremely grateful to the organisations that have made our work possible.























