MEET THE TEAM
Our Board of Trustees, Patron and Ambassadors are successful leaders passionate about helping future diversity leaders while eliminating the diversity, equity and inclusion gaps in and out of the workplace. This also includes our wonderful volunteers who range from students to working professionals.
Contact us if you would like to join our Team and help us with our mission.
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DR MIRANDA K. BRAWN
FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT
CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Dr Miranda K. Brawn is a multi-award-winning non-executive director for global boards across the legal, finance and STEAM sectors. Miranda founded The Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Foundation and has been recognised as one of the UK's top diversity inclusion leaders.
TRUSTEES
DARREN ALLAWAY
TRUSTEE
A founding member of the Global Family Office Group of UBS. Darren is a managing director at Goldman Sachs Apex, the dedicated team delivering a broad suite of investment opportunities and services to family office clients.
JONATHAN ANDREWS
TRUSTEE
Jonathan is an associate lawyer at global law firm Reed Smith. He has been recognised on a national and international level for best practice in Diversity & Inclusion over several years. With experience chairing external initiatives focused on disability and LGBT+ inclusion.
PATRON
PATRON
DAME FIONA WOOLF DBE
Dame Catherine Fiona Woolf, DBE, DStJ, DL is a British corporate lawyer. She served as the Lord Mayor of London (2013–14), acting as global ambassador for UK-based financial and business services. She has held and still holds many other significant positions in the City of London.
Ambassador
Eunice Amankwah
Alumni Ambassador
Growing up in the cross-fire of violence and poverty, working in the corporate sector was something that was foreign to me...
Joanne Monck OBE
Ambassador
My name is Joanne Monck OBE. David Monck was born in 1955. At the time of his birth an imaginary tree...
Nicholas Cheffings
Founding Ambassador
Nicholas Cheffings is currently acting as the Interim Head of Legal and Company Secretary of The Crown Estate...
Ricky Benjamin
Ambassador
Ricky Benjamin grew up on a council estate in West London, graduated in Mathematics with Computer Science at...
Rini Laskar
Ambassador
Rini was named as one of the most inspirational women in the City of London in 2019 by...
Terri Duhon
Ambassador
An award winning educator and TEDx speaker, Terri Duhon went from a Math degree at MIT to...
AMBASSADORS
Amanda Illing
Ambassador
Amanda Illing is CEO of Gatehouse Chambers, previously called Hardwicke Chambers which...
Dr Andrew Palmer CMG
Ambassador
Dr Andy Palmer is a world-renowned automotive leader and one of the UK's top engineers, having led...
Chizzy Akudolu
Celebrity Ambassador
Award winning actor, Chizzy Akudolu became the recognisable face of Mo Effanga on BBC's Holby City in 2021...
Christine Ciel Bishop
Alumni Ambassador
While studying at the University of Kent, I won The Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership "Age-Inclusion"...
Evelyn Taylor
Alumni Ambassador
As an ethnic minority raised on a council estate, I have witnessed the struggles on the margins of society which...
Dr. Michael Togobo
Ambassador
Dr. Michael Togobo is an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist working in Mid-Yorkshire NHS Trust...
Norman Womuhai
Alumni Ambassador
Law graduate, currently an Executive Officer at The Government Legal Department...
FOUNDING SUPPORTERS
