Our Governors

Nezahat Cihan is co-Vice Chair of the Foundation and has been a member of the Foundation’s Board of Governors since 2014. She is Chair of the Programme Committee as well as the Diversity Equity & Inclusion Working Group...

Alderman David Graves is a nominative representative of the Corporation of London, joining the Board of Governors in 2010. "Helping to continue the 500 year tradition of reducing inequalities is for me a wonderful challenge."

Tom Jupp OBE has been a member of the Foundation’s Board of Governors since 2005. He is a member of the Foundation’s Finance and General Purposes Committee, and sits on the Grants Committee of Islington Giving.

James Kempton is Chair of Cripplegate Foundation and has been a member of the Board of Governors since 2014. He is passionate about social mobility, tackling poverty and driving social change. James was born in the borough and has served Islington as a councillor 1994-2010 and as Leader of the Council, leading the transformation of Isl…

Susan Pearson joined the Cripplegate Foundation in January 2020. She is part of the Court of Common Council since 2017, and represents the constituents of Cripplegate Ward where she has lived since 2006. She sits on the Programme Committee.

Amir Rizwan joined the Board of Governors in October 2020. He is a member of the Foundation’s Programme Committee and brings a great depth of experience looking at new funding models to support...

Councillor Marian Spall is a nominative representative of the London Borough of Islington. She recently joined the Board of Governors in October 2020 and sits on the Programme Committee...