Our Trustees
Tony Morgan
Chairman. Co-founder of Youth at Risk. Former Governor of the BBC 1972-1977 and Chief Executive of the Industrial Society (now the Work Foundation) 1994-2000. Currently Non-Exec. Chairman of Octopus Protected Venture Capital Trust and Non-Exec. Director of Phoenix VCT.
Ben Rose
Co-founder of Youth at Risk and Hickman & Rose Solicitors, a leading human rights and criminal defence practice. He specialises in representing businesses, professionals, high profile individuals and victims of miscarriages of justice. He frequently writes and speaks about legal affairs and is a member of the Times Law Panel.
Linbert Spencer
Founder Chairman of the Windsor Fellowship and Shekinah Communities. Member of New Deal Task Force Minority Ethnic Employment Advisory Group and Government Office for London's Ethnic Minorities Opportunities Group.
Felicity Gillespie
Strategic consultant on delivering innovative solutions in the public education sector. Team member and author of Task Force reports on Enterprise in Education. A variety of assignments for the Dept. for Education & Skills (now the DfCSF).
Roy Ackerman
Managing Director of Fresh One, Jamie Oliver’s independent film production company. An innovative and highly acclaimed TV producer who has specialised in high profile documentaries and documentary series, many of which chronicle social deprivation and/or celebrate the remarkable achievements of 'ordinary' people when enabled to rise to the challenges in their lives.
Sue Cook
Sue is currently Interim Corporate Director of Children & Learning with Southend Borough Council (a Unitary Authority). After qualifying in social, youth and community work Sue spent 9 years with the Rainer Foundation before moving into statutory service with Essex County Council where she held a range of senior posts before becoming Head of Service for Looked After Children. Sue is a Member of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services
Michael Wolff RDI
A founder of Wolff Olins - among the world’s most iconic design companies. Now, as Michael Wolff and Company he works with clients around the world both as a designer and creative advisor. He’s a visiting Professor at Central St Martins (The University of the Arts in London) and at Cape Peninsula University of Technology (Cape Town, South Africa). He’s a Senior Fellow at the RCA (The Royal College of Art), a member of the UK’s faculty of Royal Designers for Industry, and is the ‘Inclusive design champion’ for the UK Government.



