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.
PROFESSOR MIRANDA K. BRAWN
FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT
CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Professor 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 and sustainability leaders. She is a Senior Visiting Fellow at Oxford University and launched "The Brawn Review" on Boardroom Sustainability, Inclusion and Corporate Governance.
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.
RINI LASKAR
TRUSTEE
Rini was named as one of the most inspirational women in the City of London in 2019 by Brummell magazine, for her work in Investment Banking technology and as a leader in diversity and inclusion. She is a senior executive at Citigroup, gives back to her local community and has been identified as one of the top 100 muslim women in the UK under Baroness Uddin’s ‘Change the script’ initiative.
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
AMBASSADORS
Celebrity Ambassadors
Chizzy Akudolu
Shaun Wallace
Professional Leader Ambassadors
Amanda Iling
Joanne Monck OBE
Dr Michael Togobo
Raj Panasar
Ricky Benjamin
Sianne Haldane
Terri Duhon
International Ambassadors
Dr Muhammad Shahab Siddiqui (Pakistan)
Alumni Ambassadors
Christine Ciel Bishop
Evelyn Taylor
Kalum Bax
Keren Sondi
Malik Mikel
Norman Womuhai
Redrei Visaya
FOUNDING SUPPORTERS
