UK Trustees and Patrons

Aditi is the Co-Chief Executive Officer at Impatience Earth, a pro bono consultancy which educates, challenges and inspires wealth holders to take bolder funding decisions to address the climate emergency. She is also an Associate at Ten Years' Time, where she is often researching and writing (or ranting...) about the perils of wealth accumulation and the need for reparative justice approaches in philanthropy. Prior to this, she worked at various social enterprises and non-profits across the food system, social justice, and education sectors, with a focus on building out their operations and strategy. She’s passionate about how we can use excess wealth as a force for social justice and environmental regeneration, with particular soft spot for food systems and racial justice work.

Rose Longhurst is currently helping to set up an ice cream shop, alongside leading a project on alternative resourcing for liberation. She previously led Open Society Foundation’s work on democratic innovation in Europe. Prior to this, she co-founded FundAction and The Edge Fund, was Co-Chair of the EDGE Funders Alliance and led their Gender Justice Initiative and worked for nonprofits including Womankind Worldwide. She is a trained yoga teacher and facilitator and is an Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity at LSE.

Lauren is a qualified Chartered Accountant with over 10 years of experience in the philanthropic sector. She leads the finance team at a large UK foundation to ensure grant funding supports the organisation’s vision and mission. Before joining the foundation in 2023, Lauren was an Associate Director at a professional services organisation, leading donor assurance, capacity building, and forensic investigations for grant-giving charitable foundations worldwide.

Marion Atieno Osieyo is a strategic advisor and storyteller working at the intersection of ecological justice and human flourishing. With over a decade of global experience, she works with institutions and movements to design and invest in transformative programmes for Earth care. Marion is the creator of Black Earth, an award-winning podcast and impact platform celebrating African and Afro-diasporic women shaping regenerative Earth futures. She serves on the board of Global Greengrants Fund UK and is a Senior Research Associate at the Intellectual Forum at Jesus College, Cambridge.

Laura is a Mexican feminist who has advocated for human rights, social justice, and civil society throughout her career. Before joining Global Greengrants, Laura served for seven years as the Executive Director of Fondo Semillas, a Mexican nonprofit organization that finances grassroots organizations to achieve gender equality. Laura has vast experience in grassroots philanthropy, human rights, and movements for social justice, and she has co-created networks to promote community philanthropy in the Global South. She holds a Master's Degree in International Peace and Security, from King’s College, London. She currently serves on the boards of Oxfam International, Co-Impact, and as a member of the Climate Advisory Group of Climate Lead.

Liam is the Director of the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation’s environment programme, supporting work across the UK. Before joining Esmée, Liam held senior roles at the Lake District National Park Authority and was a Non-Executive Director of National Park Partnerships LLP. Prior to this, Liam established a successful marine environmental consultancy business and held a Non Executive Director role with the Gardline Environmental Group. Liam started his career in the UK Government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs working on a range of domestic and international environmental policies. Liam is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Churchill Fellow.

Ali Torabi is a senior leader with deep experience across movements, philanthropy and trade unions. As Head of Funding Development at the National Lottery Community Fund, he helps shape strategies for distributing £3 billion across England by 2030. His work focuses on equity-based approaches, including creating a £50 million intersectional justice equity fund. Previously, Ali was the Movements Lead at the Lankelly Chase Foundation and Programme Manager at the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, where he led the human rights and racial justice programme. Earlier in his career, Ali worked with the Trades Union Congress (TUC) as a Brexit Lead and Senior Campaigner, managing campaigns on workers' rights. His diverse experience includes time at the tech startup Look After My Bills and as a campaigner at 38 Degrees, coaching grassroots activists.

Rafael is a lawyer and public policy professional currently working at ClientEarth, an organization that uses the law to drive systemic change in support of environmental protection. His experience spans the legal, nonprofit, and public sectors, with work focused on compliance, governance, legal operations, and institutional innovation. He has previously held roles with Open Society Foundations, GIZ, and Mexican government bodies. Rafael is qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales. He holds a degree in Sociology and Latin American Studies from Princeton University, as well as public policy degrees from Sciences Po Paris and the Hertie School. He has lived and worked across Europe and Latin America.

Sureya has a background in law and began her career supporting regulated organisations within banking and insurance to embed human-centred approaches within compliance, risk and governance, helping to strengthen accountability while keeping people's lived experience in view. She later founded a grassroots organisation working alongside racialised and marginalised communities across the UK, following her passion to address health disparities in racialised communities. Working alongside social housing landlords to provide health and well-being programmes in neighbourhoods, Sureya found her passion for social housing, recognising their key role as anchor organisations. Her work spans health and housing systems, including partnering with social housing landlords across the Midlands to establish the Black Country Health and Housing Forum during her tenure at whg. Sureya serves on the West Midlands Race Equity Taskforce, Jobs for All, and the NHS Patient Care Race Equity Forum. A Fellow of the School for Social Entrepreneurs, she is committed to advancing social impact through community power, embedding Asset-Based Community Development across large-scale programmes. Sureya's current research interests explore community-led approaches to urban climate resilience in partnership with Peabody Community Foundation funded by the AHRC and hosted by Royal College of Art.

Mary Robinson served as the first woman President of Ireland (1990-97), and as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (1997-02). Mary is the President of the Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice, a member of The Elders and the Club of Madrid. She previously served as the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region of Africa (2013-14), as Special Envoy for Climate Change (2014-15), and as Special Envoy for El Nino and Climate Change in 2016. Mary is known for her passionate work on gender equality, women’s participation in peace-building and human dignity, and as an outspoken advocate for the need to tackle climate change.

Kumi became involved in South Africa's liberation struggle at the age of 15. Police harassment by the apartheid government eventually forced him to go underground, but he returned to South Africa after Nelson Mandela’s release from prison. Formerly the CEO of Johannesburg-based CIVICUS, International Executive Director of Greenpeace, and Secretary General of Amnesty International, Kumi continues to speak truth to power across the range of social, economic, and environmental justice campaigns. He is the founding chair of the Global Call to Action Against Poverty, has served on the boards of the Association for Women’s Rights in Development, the Partnership for Transparency Fund, the Global Reporting Initiative, and Earthrights International.

Fay Milton is a drummer and film maker from South East London. With her band, Savages, she has recorded two Mercury Prize nominated albums, ‘Silence Yourself’ and ‘Adore Life’ and has toured extensively in Europe, America, Japan and Australia. As a filmmaker, Fay has made documentary and live music films with many artists and currently produces an interview series on climate change called Very Important Things.