Team

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

Daniel Franklin
Executive and Diplomatic Editor
The Economist

Nick Shippin
Director of Group Finance
The Economist Group

Stephen Godsell
Group General Counsel & Company Secretary
Guardian Media Group

Kike Agunbiade
National Programme Director, Researchers in Schools
The Brilliant Club

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

Marina Haydn
EVP Sustainability at The Economist Group Switzerland

Henry Tricks
Journalist and Schumpeter columnist at The Economist
Company Secretary

Fola Sanu
Assistant Company Secretary
The Economist Group