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Trustees
Stephen Peel | Trustee • Appointed 19 September 2023
Stephen is an experienced investor and global business executive having spent over
30 years in the private equity industry. He has served on many corporate boards.
He now invests in growing companies in the life sciences and the energy transition
sectors. Besides investing, he spends his time working in the charitable sector. He
founded and chairs the Infinity Boat Club helping young people in Teesside develop
life skills through rowing. He chairs the Tujenge Africa Foundation that runs a school in
Burundi preparing post high school students for international university entrance. He
is a member of the Trilateral Commission where he co-chairs the UK group. Stephen
has an MA from the University of Cambridge, an MAS from Yale University and was a
visiting fellow of practice at the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University.
Bernade琀琀e Thompson OBE | Trustee • Appointed 19 September 2023
Bernadette is a trailblazing leader in the field of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
(EDI). During a career spanning 23 years in the civil service, Bernadette has played
a pivotal role in shaping and implementing inclusion strategies within multiple
departments, fostering diversity and driving cultural transformation. For five years,
she co-chaired a cross-Government race network, earning multiple awards for
its impact. Bernadette is currently Director of EDI at King’s College Hospital NHS
Foundation Trust.
George King, Chair, appointed 28 September 2021,
end of term 31 May 2023.
During 2023/24, the following Trustees were also
members of the Governance, Nominations and People
Committee (GNPC):
Jon Cohen
Chair
Rachel Barton
Gillian Burgess
Alison Lewzey
Chair
Florence Akende
Appointed July 2023
Jon Cohen
Appointed July 2023
Non-Trustee GNPC members:
George King
End of term 31 May 2023
Jane Allberry
Ian McKetty
GNPC end of term July 2023
Professor Ray Chaudhuri
Bernadette Thompson Appointed February 2024
Adrian Williams
Florence Akende
Chair, appointed March 2023
Alan Bolchover
George King
End of term 31 May 2023
Alison Lewzey
Appointed July 2023
Ian McKetty
Appointed July 2023
Adrian Williams
Appointed July 2023
S U P P O R T K I N G S .O R G .U K
Adrian Williams
Kate Gregory
Appointed June 2023
During 2023/24, the following Trustees were also
members of the Finance, Audit, Investment and
Remunerations Committee (FAIRC):
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During 2023/24, the following Trustees were also
members of the Grants Committee (GC) formed in
July 2023:
Senior management team
Gail Scott-Spicer
Chief Executive
Iona Joy
Director of Grants and Insight
Reta Robinson
Director of Fundraising and
Communications
Salah Mirza
Director of Finance and
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