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

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

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

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

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

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

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