Valerie Ann Amos,Baroness Amos,is a British Labour Party politician and diplomat who served as the eighth UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator. Before her appointment to the UN,she served as British High Commissioner to Australia. She was created a life peer in 1997,serving as Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council from 2003 to 2007.
William Nicolas Hutton is a British journalist. As of 2022,he writes a regular column for The Observer,co-chairs the Purposeful Company,and is the president-designate of the Academy of Social Sciences. He is the chair of the advisory board of the UK National Youth Corps. He was principal of Hertford College,University of Oxford from 2011 to 2020,and co-founder of the Big Innovation Centre,an initiative from the Work Foundation,having been chief executive of the Work Foundation from 2000 to 2008. He was formerly editor-in-chief for The Observer.
Victor Olufemi Adebowale,Baron Adebowale,is the former Chief Executive of the social care enterprise Turning Point and the current Chair of the NHS Confederation,and was one of the first individuals to become a People's Peer.
Sir Richard Hughes Trainor,,is an academic administrator and historian who served as the Principal of King's College London from 2004 to 2014. He was previously the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Greenwich from 2000 to 2004. He is currently Rector (head) of Exeter College,Oxford.
Sir Robert Milton Worcester,is an American-born British pollster who is the founder of MORI and a member and contributor to many voluntary organisations. He is a well-known figure in British public opinion research and political circles and as a media commentator,especially about voting intentions in British and American elections.
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) is the umbrella body for the voluntary and community sector in England. It is a registered charity. NCVO works to support the voluntary and community sector and to create an environment in which an independent civil society can flourish. NCVO has a membership of more than 14,000 voluntary organisations. These range from large national bodies to community groups,volunteer centres,and development agencies working at a local level.
Robert Walter Kerslake,Baron Kerslake,was a British senior civil servant. He was the head of the Home Civil Service from 2011 to 2014,succeeding Sir Gus O'Donnell.
Sir Leszek Krzysztof Borysiewicz is a British professor,immunologist and scientific administrator. He served as the 345th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge,his term of office started on 1 October 2010 and ended on 1 October 2017. Borysiewicz also served as chief executive of the Medical Research Council of the UK from 2007-2010 and was the chairman of Cancer Research UK from 2016 to 2023.
Sir Keith Burnett,CBE,FRS FLSW FINSTP is a British physicist and President Elect of the Institute of Physics. He is Chair of the Nuffield Foundation —an independent charitable trust with a mission to advance educational opportunity and social well-being,founding Chair of the Academic Council the Schmidt Science Fellows,and a member of the Board of international education providers Study Group.
Sir Steven George West is a British podiatrist,the vice-chancellor,president and chief executive officer of the University of the West of England since 2008. He holds a number of national and international advisory appointments in higher education,healthcare policy and regional government.
Sir John Menzies Low,CBE,CEng,FRSA is an international civil society leader,with a commercial background in science,technology and engineering. From 2007 to 2020,he was group chief executive of the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF). He was previously the chief executive of the Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID). Since 2022,John has been Chair of JTL,the leading training provider for the Building Services Engineering sector.
Rear Admiral Roy Alexander George Clare,is a non-executive Director/Trustee in the 'third sector',including appointments as:inaugural Chair of the Chelmsford Cultural Development Trust;as a member of the Board of Trustees of Good Things Foundation,the UK's leading digital inclusion charity;and The Heritage Alliance,a significant advocacy body for England's heritage.
Sir John Leopold Egan is a British industrialist,associated with businesses in the automotive,airports,construction and water industries. He was chief executive and chairman of Jaguar Cars from 1980 to 1990 and chairman of Jaguar plc from 1985 to 1990,and then served as chief executive of BAA from 1990 to 1999. He is also notable for chairing the construction industry task force that produced the 1998 Egan Report and the follow-up report,Accelerating Change,in 2002. During 2004,undertook the Egan Review of Skills for Sustainable Communities for the Blair Government. In 2004,after completing two years as president of the Confederation of British Industry,he was appointed chairman of Severn Trent.
Sir Ian David Diamond is a British statistician,academic,and administrator,who served as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen until 2018. He became the UK's National Statistician in October 2019.
Nathaniel Peat is a social entrepreneur and international motivational speaker. At age 25,he founded the nonprofit organization The Safety Box,which uses grassroots methods to interrupt violent behaviour,build entrepreneurship and foster achievement in young people using alternative curriculum in British schools. He is a regular television and radio commentator on youth and education.
The Fundraising Regulator is the independent regulator of charitable fundraising in England,Wales and Northern Ireland.
John James Pullinger was the National Statistician for the United Kingdom,serving in this role from 1 July 2014 until retiring on 30 June 2019. He was succeeded on an interim basis by Deputy National Statistician Jonathan Athow,and by Sir Ian Diamond on a permanent basis from October 2019. He became Chairman of the Electoral Commission on 1 May 2021.
Jane E. Slowey was a British charity worker who was the Chief Executive of The Foyer Federation.
Peter Beresford OBE,FAcSS,FRSA is a British academic,writer,researcher and activist best known for his work in the field of citizen participation and user involvement,areas of study he helped to create and develop. He is currently visiting professor and senior research fellow in the School of Health &Social Sciences at the University of East Anglia,emeritus professor of citizen participation at the University of Essex and emeritus professor of social policy at Brunel University London. Much of his work has centred on including the viewpoints,lived experience and knowledge of disabled people,mental health and other long term service users in public policy,practice and learning,and working for a more participatory politics.
Winifred Letitia Tumim,Lady Tumim was an English charity administrator and reform campaigner. As chairperson of the Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID) from 1985 to 1992,she led a reform of its management to create clear duties for all the staff. Tumim worked with the Charity Commission for England and Wales and the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) to research attitude and performance in the charity world's wider managerial sector. She was chairperson of the NCVO between 1996 and 2001,writing a report advocating for the reform of charity law,which led the Blair ministry to pass the Charities Act 2006. After Tumim's death. the NCVO created an award in her name to reward an improvement in charity governance.
