We are led by a highly experienced and accomplished team of business people who have been instrumental in shaping British business. They share a passion to help develop entrepreneurship in the UK.
trustees
trustees
Oliver Pawle
Founder and Chairman
Oliver is the London-based Chairman of Korn Ferry’s Board Services Practice, focusing on chairman, non-executive and executive board appointments, succession management and leadership development. Prior to his current position, he was a Vice Chairman of UBS for 10 years. Oliver began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, moving into corporate finance with Barings in London and New York.
Dee Stirling
Co-founder and Trustee
Dee is a partner at The Amitis Group, a boutique wealth management and investment advisory firm driven by performance and sustainability. She is a former founder and started her career at Korn Ferry Whitehead Mann in the Financial Services Practice. She is also the presenter of the podcast, Second Curvers.
Carolyn Dawson
Trustee
Carolyn Dawson is Chief Executive of Founders Forum Group, a global community and group of businesses supporting entrepreneurs at every stage of their journeys. Prior to Founders Forum, Carolyn was President at Informa Tech, a FTSE 100 UK company championing specialists in their core markets. Carolyn also serves on the board of 01 Founders, a free-to-access coding school; Grip, AI-powered networking solution; and is a member of the UK Government’s Digital Economy Council.
Andrew Joy
Trustee
Andrew was a founder of Cinven, where he spent 21 years as a senior partner. He is chair of the Biotech Growth Trust, former chairman of the British Venture Capital Association, and director of its European equivalent, the EVCA. He is now a senior advisor to Stonehage Fleming, the largest international family office in EMEA.
Joanna Santinon
Trustee
Joanna is a chartered accountant, and chartered tax advisor. She is currently Audit Committee Chair for Octopus Future Generations VCT plc. During a career spanning 25 years at Ernst & Young, she was a member of the London Markets Board and played key roles in transactions in the UK and Europe. Joanna also co-founded the EY Womens Network and led the EY UK Entrepreneur of The Year Programme. She currently co-chairs The Women’s Network Forum, a cross industry best practice group.
Joseph Hubback
Trustee
Joseph is managing director (Northern Europe and Global Academy) for ISTARI, a Temasek-owned cybersecurity investment portfolio company. He is a former McKinsey partner, company MD (Keller Group (UK and Nordics)) and spent 10 years with ICI at the start of his career.
Masha Feigelman
Trustee
Masha is a founder and co-CEO of Cardo Health, delivering high quality digital healthcare to millions in the emerging markets. She is also a mentor at Oxford Foundry and Zinc. Until recently (2020) Masha was a partner at McKinsey. Having joined the firm in 1997 she focused on growth and building new businesses both internally and externally, leading Fuel in Europe, a McKinsey company supporting founders and funders.