James Alexander
James was previously a founder of Zopa (www.zopa.com) and Strategy Director at Egg during its early growth period. He is also currently a Trustee and CEO of Green Thing (www.dothegreenthing.com), a public service that inspires people to lead a greener life, and a Trustee for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). James holds an MBA from INSEAD and a first class honours degree from University College, London.
Charlie Curson
Since Charlie joined The Foundation in 2006, he has designed and led projects across many sectors to achieve business growth. He started his career as a graduate with Arthur Andersen before moving to Deloitte Consulting. Charlie holds an honours degree in Manufacturing Engineering from Nottingham University and a Post Graduate MSc from Imperial College, London.
Lara Soetekouw
Before joining The Foundation in 2007, Lara specialised in branding and youth marketing at Publicis Consultants on international projects for companies such as Heineken, Nike, L’Oréal and Danone. Lara speaks English, Italian, French and is proficient in Dutch. She holds a Master of Science in Communication from the Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium.
Ian Thwaites
Prior to joining The Foundation, Ian worked in Mergers and Acquisitions at Lazard Frères, specialising in valuations and financial modelling for the Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals sector, then in Brand Management for Evian and Volvic. He has a first class BSc in Sports Science from the University of Bath and a Masters in Marketing from St Andrews.
Chris Tidswell
Chris has worked with The Foundation since 2003. His wider strategy consulting experience includes projects with BT, BBC, Siemens and a number of international telecoms clients. He started his career in advertising with JWT and BBH before working with the media and telecoms consultancy Spectrum, and has an MBA from IMD.