Department: Members & Trustees

Carol is a solicitor and was a corporate partner in a London law firm for 20 years. She headed the law firm’s corporate governance advisory team, covering topics such as board governance, audit, risk management, culture, diversity and stakeholder engagement. She was also head of the firm’s UK corporate knowledge management team, responsible for analysing new law and regulation, the firm’s knowledge resources and its corporate training programme. Having retired as a law firm partner in 2018 she now has a number of roles, including as a non-executive director at Companies House and Vice-Chair of a homeless charity in Hertfordshire.

Niraj is a qualified Actuary, with 24 years experience in insurance and financial services, operating both at executive and non-executive director level.

Education, skills, children’s support services, preparation for adulthood, national and local policy development, management of multi million pound budgets, working with politicians (local and national), board chair (National Connexions Network)