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  • Portrait of Rebecca Jackson

    Rebecca Jackson

    Rebecca Jackson is currently Director of Priorities and Resources. Rebecca joined the Bank of England in 1998, moving to the Financial Services Authority at its inception and subsequently returning to the Bank with the establishment of the Prudential Regulation Authority. Rebecca has undertaken a variety of roles, including Head of Foreign Exchange and Reserves Management […]

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  • Portrait of Kathryn Jacob OBE

    Kathryn Jacob OBE

    Kathryn Jacob is CEO of Pearl&Dean, the cinema advertising company. She was the first girl in her family to go to University and when she left she joined a regional newspaper group as a graduate trainee, still not sure what she wanted to do. This is not really a great idea but she was lucky […]

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  • Portrait of Right Honourable Sir Stephen Irwin

    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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  • Portrait of Stephen Isherwood

    Stephen Isherwood

    Stephen Isherwood was appointed Chief Executive of AGR in June 2013 following seven years as Head of Graduate Recruitment UK & Ireland at Ernst & Young, one of the largest recruiters of graduates in the UK. Stephen started his HR career at Coopers & Lybrand recruiting experienced management consultants before moving into graduate recruitment when […]

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  • Portrait of Dominic Irvine

    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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  • Portrait of Richard Hytner

    Richard Hytner

    Richard, a Cambridge University law graduate, is responsible for Saatchi & Saatchi’s global strategy and programme of continuous transformation. He joined Saatchi & Saatchi in 2003 as Chairman & CEO for Europe, Middle East and Africa, having graduated as a Sloan Fellow from London Business School. Prior to that, Richard had been UK CEO & […]

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  • Portrait of Louise Hussey

    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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  • Portrait of Matt Hyde

    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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  • Portrait of Mishal Husain

    Mishal Husain

    Mishal Husain presents news bulletins on BBC1 and is well known internationally for her work on BBC World News, where she flagship programme, Impact with Mishal Husain. She has also appeared on BBC2’s Newsnight. Mishal has reported from around the world for the BBC and presented live programmes on location, including during the Beijing Olympics, […]

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  • Portrait of Dame Vivian Hunt

    Dame Vivian Hunt

    Vivian Hunt is the Senior Partner for McKinsey & Company. Dame Vivian served as managing partner for the McKinsey & Company UK and Ireland Office from 2013-2020 and led the firm’s Pharmaceutical & Medical Products practice in EMEA, prior to that time. In addition to her client responsibilities, Vivian is a globally recognized thought leader […]

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