Our Board

David Blood is a Founding Partner and the Senior Partner of Generation Investment Management. 

Caroline became Social Finance’s Interim CEO in January 2025. 

Toby co-founded Social Finance in 2007. Having led teams to deliver some of Social Finance’s most pioneering work, including the world’s first Social Impact Bond, Toby’s focus now is developing and building out new areas of impact. 

Andy has over 30 years of investment experience across Global Equities, ESG investor engagement and Private Equity. 

Carlotta is the Head of Impact Investing at J.P. Morgan Private Bank.

Helen is currently a Non-Executive Director with the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, a Trustee of the Peabody Housing Trust, and Chair of Recovery Focus.

Lela was a senior leader in the public sector for 25 years, 16 of which were in Islington where she was Assistant Chief Executive for the Council. 

Lorna is an executive coach, working with leaders on transformational change, leadership excellence, and organisational development. 

Matthew Gordon OBE is the founder and CEO of Spectra, a multi-disciplinary social impact company based in Wolverhampton. 

MB has over 25 years of experience leading digital product transformations in organisations such as the Financial Times, Rightmove, Tech Nation and Simply Business. 

Neil was CEO of Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP) from 2014 to 2022, a global social enterprise advancing water and sanitation services for the low-income customer segment in emerging markets.

Robert is a former director of NatWest. He served as the Director General of the UK Takeover Panel and as chair of Somerset House Trust and the Council of Durham University.

Sarah Gordon is the former founding CEO of the Impact Investing Institute and a Visiting Professor in Practice in the sustainable finance programme at the London School of Economics’ Grantham Research Institute on climate and the environment.

Fred is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and an experienced business and financial consultant with significant non-executive experience in the public, private and voluntary sectors.

Natalie Waller is a Chair, Non-Executive Director, and Professional Pension Trustee with over 25 years of experience across capital markets, investment management, and fiduciary governance.