Meet our Impact and Risk Committee

Stephen Connelly

Stephen has extensive experience in the financial sector, where he's held many senior positions. He’s maintained a long interest in supporting business involvement in the community and recently retrained as a business coach to provide support for individuals working in the third sector. He also chairs a charity working to improve partnership links with organisations in Malawi.

Tobias Jung

Tobias is Professor of Management at the University of St Andrews, where he heads the School of Management and directs the Centre for the Study of Philanthropy & Public Good. Prior to joining St Andrews, Tobias worked with the Centres for Charitable Giving and Philanthropy and for Charity Effectiveness in London.
 

Sam Curran

Sam is an experienced public servant and works in the policing and law enforcement sector. With a commitment to public safety and civil liberties, Sam works nationally on the development and oversight of policies that are dedicated to safeguarding communities while improving law enforcement.  Sam previously worked in international development and as a management consultant .

Mamta Patel

Following a 30-year career in science journalism, Mamta co-founded Chemical Watch in 2007, a digital publication providing intelligence on regulatory compliance and broader chemicals risk management issues. She now applies her knowledge and experience on a select number of charity and business boards to support membership development, diversity and inclusion, social mobility, and sustainability issues.

Jennifer Wallace

Jennifer is Director of Policy and Evidence at Carnegie UK. Jen leads on wellbeing and policy development, a subject on which she has written extensively. Key areas of interest include wellbeing measurement, public service reform and community empowerment. She has over twenty years experience in management positions in the public and third sectors.