Topic: Social Sciences
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26 February, 2020Christopher Jeans
One of the first comprehensive school pupils to become a barrister – later a KC and judge. Born 1956. Went to Minchenden School, LB Enfield. First class honours in law and prize-winner at King’s London then obtained postgraduate law degree (BCL) at St John’s Oxford. Called to the bar 1980. After brief spell of teaching […]
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Rt Hon Sir Sajid Javid
Rt Hon Sir Sajid Javid Sir Sajid Javid is a former senior UK Cabinet Minister who has held six Cabinet positions, including Chancellor of the Exchequer, Home Secretary and Secretary of State for Health. He served as the Member of Parliament for Bromsgrove from 2010 until 2024. Born in Rochdale and raised in Bristol, attending […]
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Rt Hon Sir Stephen Irwin
Sir Stephen Irwin was born in Belfast, went to state schools and came to England for university. He became a barrister, a QC and a judge. He retired from the Court of Appeal in 2020. When he was a barrister he dealt with a wide range of cases, including accidents and crime. He specialised in […]
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Dominic Irvine
Dominic is the Founding Partner of Epiphanies LLP, a people development consultancy focused on leadership, performance and innovation. With his colleagues, Dominic has grown the practice from developing executives using coaching to the design and facilitation of international conferences, culture change and leadership development for multinational blue chip companies across the globe. In his spare […]
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Louise Hussey
Louise Hussey is Executive Producer for the Industrial Light & Magic’s TV Division, providing high end Visual Effects for TV streaming and broadcast companies, such as Netflix, Amazon, Apple, HBO, Hulu and the BBC. Louise has worked in television production since 1992, getting her start on series such as Westbeach and Pie in the Sky. […]
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Matt Hyde
Matt Hyde has been Chief Executive of The Scout Association since April 2013. Prior to that he was Chief Executive of the National Union of Students for seven years during which time the organisation underwent transformational change. Before joining NUS, Matt was General Manager of Goldsmiths College Students’ Union, Deputy General Manager of King’s College […]
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Dr Tristram Hunt
Dr Tristram Hunt became Director of the V&A in February 2017. Formerly the Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent Central, he served as the Labour Party’s Shadow Secretary of State for Education. He has a First Class degree in history from Trinity College, Cambridge (1995), and served as an Exchange Fellow at the University of Chicago […]
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Theo Huckle KC
Theo was born and brought up in Blaenavon, Wales where he attended his local state grammar school, West Mon School in Pontypool, before going on (with the benefit of full grants) to study at Jesus College, Cambridge and at Bar School in London. HIs family home has always been just outside Newport in south east […]
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Emma Howard Boyd
Emma has spent her 25 year career working in financial services, initially in corporate finance, and then in fund management, specialising in sustainable investment and corporate governance. As Director of Stewardship at Jupiter Asset Management until July 2014, Emma was integral to the development of their reputation in the corporate governance and sustainability fields. Emma […]
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Rachel Hopcroft CBE
Rachel joined KPMG in March 2016 as Head of Corporate Affairs. Working directly to the Chairman, she leads the teams that promote and protect KPMGs reputation, brand and voice. That includes corporate responsibility, public affairs and public policy. She has been active in the Firm’s response to Brexit, leading our public engagement. And she is […]