Andrew is the Chairman and CEO of Caxton, a large global macro hedge fund founded in New York in 1983. He joined Caxton in London nearly a decade ago, was appointed CIO globally in 2008, and to his current position effective 1st January 2012. He graduated from Sheffield University in 1987, with a First Class Honours Degree in Economics. Prior to Caxton he was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs, as head of FICC proprietary trading in London. His other charitable interests include being a...
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Bernard Horn had a varied career with NatWest spanning 30 years, including six years as a Main Board Director of the NatWest Group (FTSE 100 Company). His roles included five years as Chief Executive of the International Businesses, and a similar period as Operations Director, responsible for Operations and IT. He led significant acquisition and disposal activity whilst with the bank.
He is a graduate of the Advanced Management Programme at Harvard Business School. Since leaving...
Brian was Director of Pensions, West Midlands Pension Fund from 2008–2012. From 1988 to 2008 he was Director of Finance for Wolverhampton City Council with responsibility for West Midlands Pension Fund, acting as Council’s Chief Finance Officer and managing a range of other functions such as IT, Property Management and Waste Management.
Previously he held positions as Chairman of Trustees at Birmingham International Airport Limited Pension Scheme, Treasurer to the Local Authority...
David Blood is co-founder and Senior Partner of Generation Investment Management. Previously, he spent 18 years at Goldman Sachs including serving as co-CEO and CEO of Goldman Sachs Asset Management from 1999-2003. David received a B.A. from Hamilton College and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Graduate School of Business. He is on the Board of Harvest Power, New Forests, SHINE, Social Finance UK, Social Finance US, The Nature Conservancy, Fondation 1796 and Hamilton College; the Advisory Board...
David joined Social Finance in May 2009 as Chief Executive. He leads a team of over 20 professionals drawn from social and financial backgrounds. Together they identify ways of mobilising capital from outside the public sector to invest in organisations and entrepreneurs seeking to drive better social outcomes. This follows a 25 year career at Dresdner Kleinwort where he was most recently Head of UK Investment Banking and a member of the Global Banking Operating Committee, coordinating the...
David Robinson is a community worker, the Founder of Community Links and now its Senior Adviser (www.community-links.org). Community Links work with more than 30,000 people a year through an extensive network of community development projects in East London. This local experience is shared with policy makers and practitioners internationally through publications, training and consultancy.
David is also the...
Geraldine was appointed Chief Charity Commissioner and the Charity Commission's first Chair in 2004, with the remit of making the Commission 'fit for purpose' to implement the new Charities Act. She left the Commission in July 2006, having laid firm foundations for the Charities Bill and with the Commission charged and invigorated to implement it. Before joining the Charity Commission Geraldine was CEO of two major charities, Guide Dogs for the Blind and the National Autistic Society, and...
Penny has been running enterprises with a combined focus on commercial growth and social impact for the past 20 years. At Cafedirect - the UK’s largest 100% Fairtrade hot drinks company - Penny led the company to become the flagship brand for the Fairtrade movement. She pioneered a profitable and unconventional business model, achieving exceptional financial and social returns. She led the company in the largest public ethical share issue in the UK, raising £5m for the organisation.
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Peter Wheeler was Head of Wholesale Banking, West at Standard Chartered Bank until the end of 2010, and is Chairman of IPValue. He is also Chair of The Young Foundation and is a founder of Charity Technology Trust. Previously Peter was a Goldman Sachs Partner and Managing Director.
Toby founded Social Finance in 2007. He assembled the initial team and led the development of the Social Impact Bond from first concept to implementation. As Development Director, Toby oversees all our Social Impact Bond work. From 2005, he acted as secretariat for the Commission on Unclaimed Assets, where he helped develop the recommendation for the creation of a Social Investment Bank. Prior to this, he was Director of Research at ARK, a child focused foundation, where he built programmes...
Victoria is Director of Grants at the The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry and Adviser to the Charles Dunstone Charitable Trust. Her areas of work include disadvantaged young people, criminal justice, the environment, international development, palliative care, disability and social investment.
Prior to joining the Foundation, Victoria was an Executive at the Sainsbury Family Trusts and the CEO of an operational international development charity....
Wol joined ISIS in January 1993 and is Managing Partner of the business. His role encompasses overall responsibility for the strategic development of ISIS and active involvement in investments. Wol initially trained as an engineer, having studied civil and structural engineering at Kings College, London. After obtaining an MBA from Exeter University, he spent three years with Barclays in various head office roles before joining ISIS. Wol is a council member and recent Chairman of the BVCA...