Meet the team

Neil brings commercial experience to the Board having founded three businesses, including one in the ‘sport for development’ sector. He has been a student, tutor and client of Leadership Skills Foundation qualifications and is excited to combine these skill sets to support the organisation.

Stephen has spent the majority of his career working for trade associations and has a strong background in business engagement and public affairs. His current role involves leading the UK operations of a global policy trade body representing small tech companies.

Stephen acts as SIT (Senior Independent Trustee) for the Foundation.

Claire currently heads up the largest retail community programme in the UK for Tesco. Throughout her career she has led strategic, award-winning charity partnership communications, media, employee and internal engagement for FTSE companies including John Lewis PLC, Whitbread, Centrica British Gas and Hive.

Dan is incredibly passionate about using sport as a vehicle for social impact and has a varied background in grassroots sport as a mentor, coach and a coach educator.

Dan’s has designed and implemented youth-based employability and leadership projects in India, Nigeria and Ghana as well as in the UK, helping beneficiaries to move closer to a career in the sports industry.

Natalie has over 15 years’ experience in the assessment and awarding sector, working across a range of roles within regulated environments. She is currently the Responsible Officer for an awarding organisation specialising in First Aid qualifications, where she oversees quality, compliance, and operational delivery.

A Chartered Manager, Natalie is passionate about leadership and is dedicated to supporting the Leadership Skills Foundation’s mission to develop confident and capable future leaders.

Alastair served in British Army as an Officer in the Royal Signals finishing his service at a Training Regiment where he saw first hand the transformation and growth in confidence in young people who were provided with leadership skills training. Having pivoted to working in Financial Services he looks to bring his perspective from both his careers to continue to support the development of young people across the country.

Tom works in the ESG and Sustainable Business team at Brunswick Group where he advises some of the world’s largest organisations on increasing their positive social and environmental impact.

He has volunteered in youth organisations for ten years, including as a board member at the European Youth Forum where he represented 6,000 youth organisations to EU institutions and key stakeholders.

Liz is a skills professional with over 10 years of experience delivering capital, revenue and innovation programmes which have reached tens of thousands of learners globally.

Soaad is passionate about empowering young people and giving them the best chances to succeed in life. She is the co-founder of a local youth organisation and an experienced finance professional with a background spanning audit and commercial finance.

Louise has spent her career in the education and charity sector, focusing on initiatives that help young people from all backgrounds succeed. She began her career as a primary teacher before moving into leadership roles at Teach Firstand SEO London. She also helped establish an education charity in France.

Her experience includes designing scalable programmes, securing and managing funding contracts and improving impact measurement. Louise brings sector insight from a decade as a primary school governor and from delivering school programmes, alongside expertise in leadership development, learning design and careers education.

Gulnaz is a lawyer and chartered governance professional who brings legal, compliance and risk experience to the Board.

Mohammed is an award-winning youth champion with extensive grassroots experience, particularly across the North of England. He has held advisory board and trustee roles with organisations including The Young Foundation, The Careers & Enterprise Company and Mahdlo Youth Zone, contributing to initiatives that drive youth empowerment, civic engagement and inclusive opportunities. Alongside this, Mohammed is also a technology professional at Barclays.

Euan has over 20 years experience within financial services, with a focus on delivering change in a regulated environment, most recently as a Programme Director at Monzo. Euan also holds Board of Trustee positions at The Primary Club and the Chris Smith Memorial Fund.

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