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

EMILY EVANS
CEO and Founder

TIFFANY SMYLY
Chief Programme Officer

OLIVIA PLATMAN
Programme Director
Fundraising

KEYA LAMBA
Head of Development

HARRIET BOLAND
Head of Partnerships
Marketing and operations

MOLLY RUTHERFORD
Operations Manager

LORETTA COOPER
Marketing Manager

MANTHURA MOHAMED
Programme Officer

KATHERINE MAKIBROWN
Social Media Executive
Programmes

KATIE CAMPBELL
Head of Content

JEN WAKEFIELD
Educational Content Lead

STEPHANIE YOUNG
Teacher Engagement and Development Lead

KIM GROSVENOR
Graphic Designer
Our trustees

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

KIKE AGUNBIADE
Education Consultant

LUCY ASHMAN
Head of Connectivity, Teach for All

LAURA BROWN
Chief Executive, PEAS

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

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

NICK SHIPPIN
Director of Group Finance at The Economist Group

ASHWIN TIRODKAR
Chief Operating Officer, NTree International

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.













