The Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Foundation ("TMBDLF") Key Information of Facts

As of July 2026:

Contents:

1. Background behind the initial idea to trigger the launch of The Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Foundation (TMBDLF) which started way back in 2006.

2. Mission and Purpose including Charity Registration Date.

3. The Work.

4. The 10th Anniversary for The Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Foundation (TMBDLF) in October 2025 and “1 Million Young People: From Classroom to the Boardroom” Strategy.

5. Top 10 Global Impact and Successes of TMBDLF since 2016.

6. Some of the organisations who have supported TMBDLF over the years. 

7. Partnership Opportunities.

   1. Organisations, corporate partners, universities, schools, colleges, charities and institutions can collaborate across several key areas.

8. Contact details. 

   
   

Section 1 - Background behind the initial idea to trigger the launch of The Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Foundation (TMBDLF) which started way back in 2006:

The Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Foundation ("TMBDLF") is the sole brainchild idea of Prof Miranda Brawn who is also the Founder, President and Chair of the Board of Trustees.

This concept had originally occurred to Miranda more than twenty years ago in 2006 when she had discovered a gap in the Charity sector. This was regarding her innovative idea to launch her "education to workplace" scholarship programme, focused on diversity leadership and the delivery of annual diversity leadership lecture events. 

She was the chair of a diverse network resource group for a top global US investment bank at the time and was focused on her career progression. Once she had achieved her own personal career goals, she was in a strong position to have the required time to give back in a more direct way and help others beyond her motivational talks, mentoring, advice and media interviews.

Hence, Miranda officially launched TMBDLF ten years later - on 4 January 2016. Thereafter, she invited TMBDLF's team including its patrons, trustees, advisors and volunteers during 2016 after she had successfully launched the Charity to join her on TMBDLF's innovative mission to help our next generation of leaders.

The inspiration behind her idea to launch this Charity came from her own years of successfully progressing to senior levels within the corporate sector as an investment banker, hedge fund sales trader and senior corporate lawyer with a simple wish to help others from a diverse background to achieve similar levels of success. 

The initial funding came from large global organisations who supported Miranda's innovative idea of launching the scholarship programme. This had also made headline news across UK's primetime news channels and media publications during the same week and months ahead.

There was no one else who had offered a similar platform in the past which included a scholarship beyond the usual funding. This led to TMBDLF being the first inspiration for many others to follow from leading individuals to global organisations who have since launched similar scholarships and charities to help our next generation of leaders.

The Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Scholarship is a highly competitive award which was designed by Prof Miranda Brawn to initially support the next generation of UK leaders from Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and underrepresented backgrounds. It was launched following the lack of support for students from these backgrounds at the time of the launch. The main focus was on "gender" and pipeline issues across the workplace. Miranda had decided to bravely lead in this area starting with race diversity starting across the corporate workplace.

The first "Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Annual Lecture" covered all diversity strands including disability, LGBTQ+, age, faith, religion, gender, social mobility with a panel of senior diverse leaders sharing their own insights and advice. This was alongside Miranda's first diversity leadership lecture which made UK history. After receiving constructive feedback from travellers, gypsies and white working-class students who wanted to be included within the scholarship application process during the first year, Miranda decided to open the scholarships to students from ALL backgrounds and races for a truly equal experience from 2017. 

The late Dame Jocelyn Barrow was the first Patron for TMBDLF after its launch from February 2016 until the time of her sad passing in 2020. She was part of the initial judging panel to judge the first set of the Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Scholarships. She had been a British educator, community activist and politician, who was part of the advisory group who had been instrumental for the launch of the Race Relations Act of 1968. Dame Barrow had shared publicly in her keynote address at the first lecture event that she "was very proud to be part of The Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Foundation and to be its first Patron."

Dame Barrow had also added that during her work spanning nearly 70 years, she was "very excited about Miranda Brawn's innovative idea to launch The Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Foundation, including the first (of its kind) educational multi-sector scholarships and diversity leadership annual lectures. The lectures did not focus on just talking but led with key ‘action’ points to create meaningful change for everyone from all backgrounds."

Our Founder who is the brainchild and motivational inspiration behind TMBDLF, Prof Miranda Brawn, had also personally invited our second TMBDLF Patron, Dame Fiona Woolf, to join TMBDLF after Miranda had launched the charity. Fiona had first learned about the idea of TMBDLF's mission and purpose at the time of her invitation in April 2016. Thereafter, Miranda and Fiona have exchanged notes over the years about their own leadership experiences around DE&I. She had been the second female Lord Mayor of London (from 2013 to 2014), former President of The Law Society, former Chancellor of the University of Law and a former Partner at CMS.

Dame Fiona Woolf had also publicly shared that she "was not aware of anyone else like Miranda Brawn who had launched an innovative charity like TMBDLF while helping the next generation of diverse leaders at such a young age."

Section 2 - Mission and Purpose including Charity Registration Date:

TMBDLF's mission is to eliminate the diversity, equity and inclusion gaps in the professional workplace and beyond through education and empowerment for future leaders since the official launch on Monday, 4th January 2016. 

TMBDLF's purpose is to help to bridge the gap between education and the workplace.

TMBDLF Charity is registered in England and Wales as of November 2019 with Registration Number 1186528.

Section 3 - The Work:

The Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Foundation ("TMBDLF") is a multi-award winning registered Charity focused on education, building self-confidence, career development and networking opportunities, to uncover diverse talent with the potential for leadership success in the workplace.

The Charity is currently open to ALL young people from ALL backgrounds with an interest across ALL sectors. However, the majority of TMBDLF's beneficiaries tend to be from global majority backgrounds with an interest in the corporate sector ranging from business, finance, law, technology, and engineering etc with a growing interest within the medical sector.

TMDBLF designs and delivers innovative educational, leadership programmes, educational talks and skills-building workshops by partnering with thousands of schools, colleges, universities and organisations ranging from corporates, public sector and charities etc across the UK and globally. 

TMDBLF caters for young people from all backgrounds. They are aged between 3 to 40 years. However, the majority of TMBDLF’s beneficiaries are aged between 14 to 21 years.

TMBDLF scholarship applications are received from students across the UK and globally. These have included India, Japan, Iran, Pakistan, Italy, France, Spain, Australia, St Lucia, Dominica, South Africa, Nigeria and many other countries. These are students from abroad who have placements to study in the UK highlighting TMBDLF's global reach and influence with the next generation of leaders - not just within the UK.

Section 4 - The 10th Anniversary for The Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Foundation (TMBDLF) in October 2025 and “1 Million Young People: From Classroom to the Boardroom” Strategy:

A reach of '1 Million Young People' across the UK and globally is the goal by Autumn 2035. TMBDLF launched the '1 Million Young People: From Classroom to the Boardroom' 10 Year Strategy (from 2025 to 2035) on the tenth-year anniversary at the UK House of Lords on 16 October 2025. Join today to help reach "1 Million Young People" around the world as part of the strategy called "From Classroom to the Boardroom."

This is an extension of 'The Brawn Review: Boardroom Sustainability, Inclusion and Governance' which is an innovative independent research report by Professor Miranda Brawn which was commenced in 2022 to 2023 at the University of Oxford. This was supported thereafter by University of Roehampton and University of East London. As seen on Bloomberg Television and launched at UK House of Lords on 16 October 2026 and relaunched at the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)'s Headquarters during their Market Closing Ceremony on 16 March 2026.

Thereafter, boardroom roundtable discussions have taken place between March to July 2026 with global board members. These have been hosted by London Stock Exchange Group, Lord Mervyn Davies at LetterOne’s Mayfair office on Governance, House of Commons on Inclusion and Deloitte on Sustainability. The outcome and impact have resulted in an updated summary of 15 key recommendations as of July 2026 presented to the UK Government, Cabinet Office and other organisations in late 2026. 

TMBDLF is proud to be a small volunteer-led registered Charity with a proven track record of a BIG global impact.

Section 5 - Top 10 Global Impact and Successes of TMBDLF since 2016:

1. 99% completed studies and on the right career path and 100% have gained more confidence. 

2. 1000+ scholarships awarded by end of 2026. These include financial and non-financial (mentoring/work experience) scholarships. 

3. 100,000+ young people across the UK and globally with a ripple effect of millions of all ages globally have benefited since January 2016. Many have said that TMBDLF have "changed their lives for the better and provided them with opportunities that are not available anywhere else." 

4. Teamed up with more than 1000 schools, colleges and universities around the world including in the Caribbean, US, Asia, Africa and Europe.

5. Ripple effect of millions of people around the world have benefited where many of the student beneficiaries have launched similar platforms to continue the great work of TMBDLF as social impact leaders and successful professionals.

6. Large global and SME organisations have been able to understand better and work to close their diverse talent gaps at graduate levels and beyond by teaming up with TMBDLF. 

7. Launched 'The D.A.R.E. Podcast' on 16 January 2024 focused on successful mindsets with global leaders and celebrities. They share their successful career path as an innovative form of virtual mentoring and coaching from the classroom to the boardroom.

   1. The podcast guests share how they are turning their success talks into global impactful action to help others beyond their own personal career success.

   2. There is an average of 10,000 downloads per episode and an average of 100,000 downloads per season/year across all the podcast platforms including social media and you tube. These consistent downloads alone would help with TMBDLF's strategic impactful goal of supporting ‘1 Million Young People’ by 2035 to achieve their own form of educational and career success. 

   3. The D.A.R.E. Podcast initially partnered with City AM (Business Newspaper) from March 2024 to July 2024 during Seasons 1 & 2 with 12 million global users.

8. Researched and published 'The Brawn Review on Boardroom Sustainability, Inclusion and Governance' (SIG) while proposing the recommendation to rename "ESG" to the modern version of "SIG". This research report was led and written by Founder Prof Miranda Brawn while she was invited to be a resident visiting fellow at the University of Oxford in 2022 to 2023. This was the world's number one university at the time.

   1. This innovative piece of research includes 50 recommendations for "ACTION" from more than 1,000 boardrooms across 24 sectors around the world with the majority of global leaders based in the UK. 

   2. It has also included a summary page in Section 1 of the review highlighting TMBDLF's 10 years of national and international impact helping our next generation as part of the 10-years celebrations. 

   3. The report was launched in 2025 at the House of Lords with follow up boardroom roundtable discussions during 2026 in some of the UK's most elite venues such as House of Commons, London Stock Exchange, Deloitte and Lord Mervyn Davies’s LetterOne Mayfair office.

   4. The impact and result of these successful discussions have led to 15 recommended actions across sustainability, inclusion and governance to be presented to the UK Government, Cabinet Office and other organisations in late 2026. This is to help change the face of the global boardrooms and their organisations on a "global" basis starting with the UK. The aim is to move the needle beyond the historic "talk shop" that have led to little or any action. 

9. TWO International TEDx Talks both in Italy to a live audience of 1000+ guests for each TED Talk. The first TEDx Talk was in December 2018 on 'The Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Foundation' called "Together close the diversity gap in 2 steps!" The second TEDx Talk was in May 2024 on The D.A.R.E. Podcast's Successful Mindset framework backed by TMBDLF called "D.A.R.E. to Draw the Life You Want: Art of Visualisation and Success."

10. Made UK history in 2016 for being the first of its kind in terms of being a (i) diversity leadership educational charity bridging the gap from the classroom to the workplace and (ii) launching the UK's first diversity leadership lecture aimed at schoolchildren. This also led to winning awards for TMBDLF's national and international impact including one award from the UK Prime Minister in 2016 for the UK history making annual lecture to raise the profile of this important work and mission. 

    1. TMBDLF is celebrating its 11th year of 'The Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Annual Lecture' events on 8 September 2026 at a global law firm. The first TMBDLF annual lecture event was held on 16 October 2016. 

    2. The focus topic for the 11th annual lecture is on "inclusive AI and financial education for our next generation of leaders alongside access to City careers'.

    3. This will also include student focused career workshops, speed mentoring networking lunch, 11th Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Annual Scholarship award ceremony and our second year of awarding our lifetime achievement awards to global leader(s). These are leaders who have more than 30 years of career experience working towards to a more diverse and inclusive workplace while also supporting TMBDLF's global impactful work, mission and purpose. 

Section 6 - Some of the organisations who have supported TMBDLF over the years:

As seen in the latter pages of 'The Brawn Review'.

Section 7 - Partnership Opportunities:

From the classroom to chosen careers via community outreach with TMBDLF includes various partnerships that can center on bridging the DE&I gap between the classroom/education and the workplace. This is to support TMBDLF's 10-year strategy ("1 Million Young People”.)

Organisations, corporate partners, universities, schools, colleges, charities and institutions can collaborate across several key areas: 

Sponsorship, Funding & Named Innovative Scholarships

• Sector-Specific Scholarships: Fund and/or co-create innovative scholarship awards in fields like Law (e.g., Hogan Lovells), Finance and Business, STEAM, Medical, Venture Capital, AI, or Disability and Neurodiversity (e.g., Reed Smith). 

• Targeted Initiatives: Support specialised tracks such as Future Leaders on Boards, LGBTQ+, or age (where one of our winners from 2017 was 50 years old to support older talent) and social mobility inclusion. 

  
  

Mentoring & Career Development Programs

• Direct Mentoring: Partner to provide mentors who are paired with high-potential diverse students, recent graduates, or apprentices. (Previous examples include top tier investment banks and top global law firms.) 

• Work Experience Placements: Offer structured internships, insight days, or summer projects to give scholarship winners practical boardroom and industry exposure. (Previous examples include House of Commons, law firms, financial institutions, engineering organisations, technology start-ups, national charities and many more.)

• Self-Directed Project Funding: Co-sponsor undergraduate funding models (similar to the University of Oxford Awards  and the University of Bath schemes) enabling students from underrepresented and/or low-income backgrounds and/or specialised interests such as in Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) to pursue career development activities. 

Advisory and Consultancy Services

• Direct Advice and Support: Seek support and advice from TMBDLF related services on how to close the DE&I gaps including closing the education to the workplace gaps for both students and various workplaces across ALL sectors.

Events, Speaking, & Thought Leadership

• Annual Diversity Lecture & Events: Sponsor, host, and/or participate in TMBDLF's high-profile and UK history making annual lecture series, scholarship graduation related and networking events focused on education.

• Skills-Building Career Workshops, Talks and Seminars: Collaborate on educational seminars, confidence-building masterclasses, and networking sessions. 

• Content and Media Collaboration: Engage via initiatives like 'The Brawn Review' or 'The D.A.R.E. Podcast' to promote inclusive boardroom governance and corporate sustainability. 

• Keynote and Panel Discussion Speakers: Public speaking at events sharing thought leadership on career success, DE&I, boardroom sustainability, inclusion and govenance etc. (e.g. Partnered with Speaking Agencies focused on State School talks and have spoken at global organisations for international women's month, black history month and other events.)

Volunteering

• Team up with volunteers from your organisations to help TMBDLF: This can be to mentor our next generation of students and/or members of staff volunteering their expertise across other fields like website development, marketing and PR etc. 

Financial Pledge

• Direct Cash Donations: This can be a one-off or annual gifts, matched giving, corporate sponsorship, and/or monthly or annual payments to support the work and global impact of TMBDLF via https://www.tmbdlf.com/how-you-can-donate or an individualised invoice to your organisation for bank transfer payments.

Non-Financial Pledge

Mentoring: Offer to mentor as an individual highlighting your idea of expertise and time commitment in one year. This is usually a minimum of 6 mentoring sessions per year. 

Work Experience: Offer to provide work experience for at least one week (unpaid or paid). 

Employment: Share employability opportunities including new jobs available across your organisation(s) and sector(s) etc.

Expertise Advice: Provide expert advice to help support the mission and purpose for TMBDLF. 

Introductions: Share your network with relevant and useful introductions to help TMBDLF achieve their financial and non-financial goals. 

Social Media Engagement: It takes a few seconds to follow, subscribe, like, share and comment on TMBDLF's associated posts including 'The D.A.R.E. Podcast' to help expand global reach and achieve the strategic goal of "1 Million Young People" by 2035.

• You can follow on social media today by clicking on the below links if you do not already follow and actively engage TMBDLF and D.A.R.E.

• The Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Foundation (TMBDLF) - Linkedin, Instagram, You Tube, Website, Email.

• The D.A.R.E. Podcast (D.A.R.E.) - Linkedin, Instagram, Tik Tok, You Tube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Audible and Buzzsprout or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Also, Email for sponsorship, guest recommendations and feedback.

Propose Ideas or Suggestions: Share any ideas or suggestions that may be useful to TMBDLF. This should include the benefits of your idea(s) or suggestion(s) in terms of how this directly helps TMBDLF to achieve the mission and 10 year strategy, especially in terms of fundraising and TMBDLF's continued successful global impact. 

Section 8 - Contact Details:

You can contact and support The Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Foundation ("TMBDLF") further by emailing info@tmbdlf.com highlighting your preferred partnership pledge(s) and suggestion(s). These can also include any questions and/or requested information. 

Please kindly ensure that the accurate and factual details within this document are remembered and/or referenced in the future to ensure that you correctly represent TMBDLF with this information. 

You can share the great impactful "national and international" work of 'The Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Foundation' ("TMDBLF") highlighted here (within this document) with your friends, family, colleagues, clients, acquaintances and social media networks "highlighting the role that you also have at TMBDLF with pride".  

This information is also available on TMBDLF's website www.tmbdlf.com and within 'The Brawn Review' published in 2025.

Thank you for your support and we are excited to work with you in the future to take TMBDLF to the next level to help even more young people to succeed while closing the classroom to the workplace gaps!