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

EMILY EVANS
CEO and Founder

Tiffany Smyly

TIFFANY SMYLY
Chief Programme Officer

Olivia Platman

OLIVIA PLATMAN
Programme Director

Fundraising

Harriet Boland

KEYA LAMBA
Head of Development

Harriet Boland

HARRIET BOLAND
Head of Partnerships

Marketing and operations

Molly Rutherford

MOLLY RUTHERFORD
Head of Operations

Loretta Cooper

LORETTA COOPER
Head of Marketing

Manthura Mohamed

MANTHURA MOHAMED
Programme Officer

Programmes

Katie Dixon

KATIE CAMPBELL
Head of Content

Jen Wakefield

ALICIA MATTON
Educational Content Lead

Stephanie Young

STEPHANIE YOUNG
Teacher Engagement and Development Lead

Kim Grosvenor

KIM GROSVENOR
Graphic Designer

Our trustees

Daniel Franklin

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

Kike Agunbiade

KIKE AGUNBIADE
Education Consultant

Lucy Ashman

LUCY ASHMAN
Head of Connectivity, Teach for All

Laura Brown

LAURA BROWN
Chief Executive, PEAS

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

Stephen Godsell

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

Nick Shippin

NICK SHIPPIN
Director of Group Finance at The Economist Group

Ashwin Tirodkar

ASHWIN TIRODKAR
Chief Operating Officer, NTree International

Henry Tricks

HENRY TRICKS
Journalist and Schumpeter columnist at The Economist

Company secretary

Fola Sanu

FOLA SANU
Assistant Company Secretary at The Economist Group

Our supporters

We're extremely grateful to the organisations that have made our work possible.

The 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust
Garfield Weston Foundation
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Ashurst
KPMG
The Rank Foundation
British Council
Infosys
The Economist Group
Clifford Chance
Morgan Stanley
University of Glasgow
Eranda Rothschild Foundation
PA Consulting

Accolades


The Steering Committee of the UNESCO MIL Alliance, with the support of UNESCO,
selected The Economist Educational Foundation as the winner of the Global Media
and Information Literacy Awards 2022.

Collaboration

We collaborate to maximise our impact.

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