Edmund Brandt is the Chair of the Foundation’s Finance and General Purposes Committee and Development Partner Programme Steering Group. Edmund is also a member of the Islington Giving Board.

Edmund joined the Board of Governors in October 2020 and comes to us with a wealth of investment and finance experience, alongside his volunteering roles. Since 2004, Edmund has been an Investment Director for JP Morgan Asset Management. Edmund brings his in-depth knowledge of equity strategies and socially responsible investing. His voluntary roles have included being a member of the UK steering committee of Access Ability, ​JP Morgan Asset Management’s employee network for people with disabilities, as well as sitting on the JP Morgan Asset Management’s regional Philanthropy committee. ​He has been a member of the Worshipful Company of Innholders’ Charity and Investment Committees, where he had oversight for their charity investment portfolio.