Team

Social Finance is an organisation that actually makes a difference. At the heart of our model are brilliant, dedicated change-makers who do the doing as well as the thinking. We have expertise in social impact investing, data and digital, evidence-based policy, service design and systems change. Our people think big, act with integrity, and bring the commitment needed to tackle society’s toughest challenges.

Published:29 September 2022

Updated:23 November 2025

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Susan McDonald

Susan McDonald is a Director at Social Finance and co-leads our work in Housing and Homelessness with a particular focus on improving housing…

Director
Housing & Homelessness
System Change
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Tanveer Sian

Tanveer Sian joined Social Finance as a graduate analyst in 2017. He leads our work with young carers, as well as overseeing learning partnership…

Associate Director
Health & Social Care
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Tanyah Hameed

Tanyah is a Manager at Social Finance. She leads on multiple learning partnership and research projects within Social Finance, and is the strategy…

Manager
Employment & Skills
Social Investment
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Tara Rowe-Smith

Tara is a Director who leads the implementation and performance shaping across our social investment portfolio in health and social care, as well as…

Director (interim)
Health & Social Care
Social Investment
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Tayo Leigh

Tayo is Social Finance’s Executive Director of Finance, leading the organisation’s financial strategy, governance, and sustainability to maximise…

Executive Director of Finance
Central Operational Planning
Finance Team
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Thomas Bermudez

Thomas Bermudez is an Analyst specialising in digital harms. His background is in international relations, digital technologies and public policy.

Associate
Children & Young People
Data & Digital
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Toby Eccles

Toby Eccles co-founded Social Finance in 2007. Having led teams to deliver Social Finance’s most pioneering work, including the World’s first Social…

Development Director & Co-founder of Social Finance
Central Operational Planning
Employment & Skills
Social Investment
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Tom Davies

Tom Davies is an Associate Director at Social Finance. He works on analytical, research and practice transformation projects within children’s…

Associate Director
Children & Young People
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Tom Rintoul

Tom Rintoul is a Strategist focused on how to steward markets for technology to deliver the products and outcomes that governments want. He leads our…

Director
Children & Young People
Data & Digital
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Veniecia Laylor

Veniecia is an Associate at Social Finance, focused on addressing the root causes of entrenched problems across public and social services and…

Associate
Children & Young People
Housing & Homelessness
System Change
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Vicki Eslick

Vicki is a Support Lead in IPS Grow.

Support Lead Southwest / Southeast IPS Grow
IPS Grow
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Vicky Huffey

Vicky Huffey is the Business Support and Governance Lead at Social Finance. She has more than 20 years experience in leadership roles in creative…

Business Support and Governance Lead
Office Management Team