Directors

Natasha Leith-Smith

Natasha Leith-Smith is an award-winning jewellery designer, award-winning chef, founder of Allumer, and founder of Ideology, an award-winning London-based design consultancy specialising in innovation, branding, and events for global luxury clients. Her jewellery brand is celebrated internationally and worn by style figures including Kate Moss and Cara Delevingne. Passionate about health, nutrition, and wellbeing, Natasha is a strong advocate for “food is medicine,” championing better food in hospitals, healthier eating for improved patient recovery, and better nutrition for children’s brain development and long-term wellbeing. She promotes a holistic approach to health, longevity, and preventative wellness for optimal living. Alongside her creative work, she is deeply committed to philanthropy with a particular focus on children’s wellbeing, education, and healthcare, supporting organisations including Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity, the Roundhouse youth charity, and serving as a Trustee of the Children’s Parliament, empowering young people to engage in civic debate and shape future society. She is also a Governor at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and an Ambassador for the Royal Free Charity, championing improved patient care and community health. Through her design-led fundraising collaborations, Natasha has helped raise significant funds and awareness for causes spanning children’s health, cancer research, women’s health, and environmental protection.

Derek Laud

Derek Laud is a businessman with an interest in government, public policy and academia. He is the author of the manifesto for the children’s parliament. He is a visiting research fellow at New College, Oxford and is currently researching populism and has been commissioned to write two books on related topics. He is advisor to the board of the centre for Tutorial Teaching and an advisor to Lord Glendonbrook, the former chairman of channel four. He chaired the Foundation Board of Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge and Ravenstone House Schools. He sits on the board of Black Men Teach

Roderick Thackray

Roderick has more than twenty years experience in the Private Equity industry, corporate restructuring, operational practise, materials, IT, property and hotel sectors.

Currently a shareholder in a BioBased Plastic research company; on the board of DGB Plc, a tree planting listed vehicle creating carbon credits.

Until recently, the Treasurer of a small Political Party in the United Kingdom, a centrist party and was previously an advisor to the Blair Government at the Office of the Deputy PM.

A partner in the Capilon Hotel Group, which acquired, refurbished, operated and exited 10 hotels in London between 2008 and 2016 and previously a senior member of the team at Clearbrook Capital, a mid-market private equity manager based in London.

He was the Managing Director of the Renoir Group an implementation consultancy with 120 full time staff working in the FTSE 350 space.