Our trustees

Sir William Wells joined the Charity as a Trustee on 1 November 2009 and took over as Chairman on 30 November 2009. He has held numerous senior positions in the private and public sectors over a career spanning more than 40 years.  Sir William's career has comprised both property and healthcare in parallel and he currently chairs a number of health related and financial companies.

Nichola Pease brings 27 years of experience in fund management, most recently as Deputy Chairman of J O Hambro Capital Management, a specialist investment house which manages investment portfolios for institutions and family offices. In addition to an illustrious career in the City, Nichola also helped set up Banking on the Young in 2007, a charity which supports young people wishing to set up businesses. The charity works with Youth Business International, a subsidiary of the Prince's Trust, of which she is a Patron.

Dr Nicolaus Henke is a global expert on health care policy and strategy and leader of McKinsey & Company's Healthcare Practice in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). His experience has included advising a number of governments around the world and the NHS on the future of commissioning as well as the regulatory framework of the future health sector.

Wol Kolade is the Managing Partner of ISIS Equity Partners. Wol holds a number of Non-Executive positions, including Non-Executive Director at Social Finance Ltd and he is a former Chairman of the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. He has been a Governor at the London School of Economics and Political Science since 2002.

Sue Gallagher has worked in a number of very senior roles in the NHS and was the Chief Executive of Merton Sutton and Wandsworth Health Authority (MSWHA) from 1997 to 2002. More recently she has worked with the Department of Health as a consultant and as an executive coach, facilitator and development consultant for senior leaders in the health service.  Sue is a Non-Executive Director on the boards of NHS Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham. 

Rory Maw is Chief Financial Officer for Bridges Community Ventures, a private equity firm. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant and has 14 years' corporate finance experience at Schroders and Morgan Stanley. Rory holds a number of Non-Executive directorships, including Vice Chairman of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.

David Colin Thomé  has 30 years experience as a GP as well as significant knowledge of national policy as the Department of Health's (DH's) National Clinical Director for Primary Care from 2001-10. He also chaired the Long Term Conditions Board and co-chaired and led the Primary and Community Care Strategy (PCSS) for the NHS next Stage (Lord Darzi's) Review, published in 2008. He subsequently chaired the PCSS Clinical Advisory Group and co-chaired the Transforming Community Health Services board.