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
Programme Director
OLIVIA PLATMAN
Head of Programmes
HARRIET BOLAND
Fundraising & Partnerships Manager
TOM BIGGLESTONE
Online Learning Manager
KATIE DIXON
Educational Content Lead
MOLLY RUTHERFORD
Team Administrator
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
National Programme Director, Researchers in Schools at The Brilliant Club
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.
Previous supporters
Accolades
We've been selected for the HundrED 2021 Collection!
The HundrED organisation select 100 education innovations focusing on impact and scalability.
Collaboration
We collaborate to maximise our impact.
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