Our Team
Key to the Foundation’s governance, the Board is currently composed of nine Trustees. The Board meets six times per year plus an away day each year. The Trustees lead and have ultimate responsibility for the Foundation. They are responsible for directing the Foundation’s affairs, providing appropriate oversight of delegated activity undertaken by the Foundation’s Executive Team, governance and leadership to the Foundation in the pursuit of its strategies to fulfil its mission.
The Board
Susanne Given
Dr Nikita Kanani
Ron Kerr
Yasemin Lamy
Dr Danny Sriskandarajah
Katherine Ward
Andrew Lee
David Bennett
Pamela Thomas
Julia Palca
Our Staff
The Foundation’s staff team is led by Laurie Lee, as Chief Executive, and an investment team comprising Peter Babudu (Executive Director of Impact on Urban Health), Emma Davies (Chief Investment Officer), Cynthia Duodu (Chief People Officer), Rob Halkyard (Interim Executive Director of Charities), Moray McConnachie (Chief Operations Officer), and Bill Chidgey (Interim Chief Financial Officer).
The staff team of approximately 180 permanent employees comprises professional expertise in finance, property, health, fundraising, investment, private equity, art and heritage, grant management, legal, compliance and communications. Find out details of the full team at gsttfoundation.org.uk.