Our Team
Trustees
Rennie Hoare - Chair
Partner and Head of Philanthropy, C Hoare & Co.
Jo Bateson
Partner, KPMG in the UK
Jamie Broderick
Director, Impact Investing Institute
Richard Cassell
Of Counsel, Withers LLP
Cath Dovey
Co- Founder, The Beacon Collaborative
Cath is a co-founder of the Philanthropy Collaborative and is the lead coordinator for a number of the activities of the Beacon Collaborative. Formerly a co-founder of Scorpio Partnership, the global wealth management strategy and research firm, she led the firm’s high-net-worth and strategy research capabilities for two decades. In the field of philanthropy, Cath headed Scorpio Partnership’s global research work with major donors, family givers and family foundations. Cath chairs Philanthropy Impact and Rosa, the UK fund for women and girls. She is an advisory board member of the Family Office Association in the US and the Managing Partners Forum in the UK.
Sarah Farrow
Director, Frank Hirth PLC
Edward Finch BA ACA
Ceris Gardner
Partner, Maurice Turnor Gardner
Ceris advises UK and international philanthropists on planning their charitable giving strategy including the availability of tax reliefs and the requirements for cross border giving. Ceris advises charity trustees on constitutional and governance issues, on their powers and duties and on the increased risks and responsibilities facing them in the economic downturn and the challenges posed by the role of charities in the Big Society. Ceris is a trustee of Crimestoppers Trust and secretary to the STEP Charity Special Interest Group. Ceris contributes to press articles on philanthropy and gives talks on charity matters to private banks and other professional organisations. She is also a member of STEP and the Charity Law Association.
Darshita Gillies
Founder and CEO, Blu Dot Advisory and Maanch
George King IV
Partner, MASECO Private Wealth
NATASHA MÜLLER
Impact Investor
Nandu Patel
Managing Director, Rothschild & Co Wealth Management
Nandu Patel is Head of Charities and joined Rothschild & Co Wealth Management in 2010. Prior to joining Rothschild & Co Wealth Management (R&CoWM), Nandu spent 20 years working for Morgan Stanley, where he developed their charity business. Since joining R&CoWM he has built a dedicated charities team of 6 people and charity assets under management represent 9% of the Wealth Management business in the UK. Nandu founded and remains a trustee of a grant making UK registered charity focused on education, health and relief of poverty in the UK, East Africa and the Indian sub-continent. Nandu graduated from Cambridge University (Downing College) with a Masters in Economics. He had been a member of Downing College’s Alumni Campaign Board for over 10 years. He is a Chartered Insurer and a member of Chartered Securities Institute.
Lyn Tomlinson
Head of Philanthropy and Impact Investment, Cazenove Capital
Lyn has over 15 years’ experience in advising private clients and joined Cazenove in 2014.Lyn is Head of Philanthropy and Impact and is a member of the sustainable asset class committee which is responsible for sustainable investment strategy, fund selection and oversight. She is a Chartered Financial Planner and holder of the Chartered Wealth Manager qualification.
Staff
John Pepin
Chief Executive
Philanthropy and social entrepreneurship have been John's passion. This has been demonstrated in numerous ways including being an author and leader of innovation, change and growth. He has been based in the UK for 18 years.
He spent over 15 years as a chief executive of a variety of Canadian charities/ social enterprises/ associations; and he has 20 years experience as a social entrepreneurial consultant internationally working with over 300 charities, social enterprises, infrastructure support organisations, and trade/ professional associations of all sizes and in rural and urban settings in the UK and internationally. Currently he is Chief Executive, Philanthropy Impact whose purpose is the increase philanthropic giving and social investment across Europe by working with professional advisors to HNW and UHNW individuals.
He has experience in innovative service and programme design, revenue generation, charity management, social enterprise and social investment, venture start-up and management, and business strategy consulting across multiple third sector verticals as well as experience from Thailand and Indonesia encouraging social entrepreneurialism and feasibility studies in both countries creating social investment funds. including venture philanthropy as part of the spectrum of financial support.
Rachele Menditto
Communication and Events Manager
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