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

HARRIET BOLAND
Fundraising & Partnerships Manager

OLIVIA PLATMAN
Schools Relationship Manager

TOM BIGGLESTONE
Schools Relationship Manager

KATIE DIXON
Educational Content Lead

CLAIRE HOPPER
Head of Design

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
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