Team

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Emily Evans

CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Emily makes sure everything we do is driven by our mission.

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Tiffany Smyly

CHIEF PROGRAMMES OFFICER

Tiff oversees the design and delivery of Topical Talk and other programmes. She’s focused on developing what we do to deepen the impact on students.

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Olivia Platman

HEAD OF PROGRAMMES

Olivia supports teachers to get the most from the programme. She ensures the resources, teacher training and support are the best they can be.

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Harriet Boland

FUNDRAISING & PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER

Harriet helps to generate funding and partnership opportunities to help us grow our support and reach thousands of more young people.

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Loretta Cooper

MARKETING MANAGER

Loretta helps to raise awareness of our programmes and boost engagement, increasing our impact and reach so more young people can benefit from Topical Talk.

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Katie Dixon

HEAD OF CONTENT

Katie leads the content team, who make our current affairs schemes of work, resources and workshops for young people.

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Jen Wakefield

EDUCATIONAL CONTENT LEAD

Jen researches and creates content for the Topical Talk lessons and other schemes of work linked with current affairs.

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Kim Grosvenor

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Kim is our creative designer who brings our teaching resources to life with inspiring layouts and visuals. She also creates the design for our events and marketing materials.

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Stephanie Young

TEACHER ENGAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT LEAD 

Steff helps to remove any barriers for teachers delivering Topical Talk in their schools and enables them and their students to become champions of the resource by providing bespoke CPD and events.

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Molly Rutherford

OPERATIONS MANAGER

Molly is our operations manager; she's a brilliant organiser and keeps our charity running smoothly.

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Manthura Mohamed

PROGRAMME OFFICER

Manni provides support across all areas of Topical Talk. She's the first point of call for teachers and makes the rest of the teams' jobs easier.

Trustees

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Daniel Franklin

Executive and Diplomatic Editor
The Economist

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Nick Shippin

Director of Group Finance
The Economist Group

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Stephen Godsell

Group General Counsel & Company Secretary
Guardian Media Group

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Kike Agunbiade

National Programme Director, Researchers in Schools
The Brilliant Club

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Martyn Caddick

Head of Philanthropy - Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
The University of Edinburgh

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Marina Haydn

EVP Sustainability at The Economist Group Switzerland

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Henry Tricks

Journalist and Schumpeter columnist at The Economist

Company Secretary

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Fola Sanu

Assistant Company Secretary
The Economist Group