Neil has had a distinguished 35-year leadership career in business and the charitable sector. As Chief Executive of the Charities Aid Foundation since October 2020, annual charitable contributions entrusted to CAF have doubled to £1.3 billion in 2024/25, supporting hundreds of thousands of charities globally, with CAF's International Network of partners growing into a collaboration of philanthropic organisations with reach across six continents. 

During 25 years in business, Neil held senior Executive roles in the telecommunications industry in North America and Europe including CEO of Cincinnati Bell Wireless LLC, Director of CTIA the Wireless Association, and Head of Strategy at O2 Plc. He holds a law degree from Newcastle University and an MBA from Cranfield School of Management.  

In 1992, Neil co-founded the Blind In Business charity and advised the UK Government on the Disability Discrimination Act, which evolved into the Equalities Act 2010, and has previously served as Co-Chair of the Disability Charities Consortium comprising nine major UK disability charities promoting the interests of 14 million disabled people. 

He also served as Chief Executive of international disability NGO Leonard Cheshire, Managing Director of the Royal National Institute of Blind People and as Non-Executive Director of Charity Bank.  

Neil was a member of the Treasury and DCMS appointed Social Impact Investment Advisory Group, a body that played a key role in establishing the Office for Impact Economy in November 2025. 

Neil currently serves as a Trustee of the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations.  

Neil, who lost his sight aged 20 and is registered blind, was awarded the OBE in 2002 for services to British Telecommunications and charity.

Harbi Jama is Director of Philanthropy and Partnerships at Impetus, where he leads a large team responsible for corporate partnerships, major philanthropy, and strategic income generation. He oversees a £12m+ fundraising budget and has managed and developed seven-figure partnerships that bring together public, private, and social capital to drive long-term impact for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.

With extensive experience in corporate partnerships, strategic fundraising, and sustainable funding models, Harbi has worked across the charity sector with organisations including The London Community Foundation and Refugee Action. He has built high-value partnerships with High net worth individuals, family offices, corporations and foundations such as Adobe Foundation, Airbnb.org, Comic Relief, JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank, The Standard and more.

Harbi has also served as a trustee for The Public Law Project and AVID, giving him insight into the funding challenges faced by organisations working on complex social and legal issues. He is an Industry Advisory Board Member at University of East London for the School of Childhood and Social Care.

Across his work, Harbi is focused on helping charities move beyond transactional funding models to become strategic partners—unlocking philanthropic capital, engaging high-net-worth individuals, and deploying innovative approaches to social investment to scale impact.

Tim is Associate Director of Social Investment and Social Enterprise at City Bridge Foundation, a bridge owner responsible for five Thames crossings and London’s largest independent funder. During his time at the foundation he established the charity’s social investment fund, has led some of its funding policy reviews, and developed its cost-of-living response. Before joining City Bridge he worked in funding, policy, and evaluation in the UK and internationally, including periods in Nepal and the Balkans.

Tim has degrees from the Universities of Durham and Bristol. He is a committee member of Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing’s Migration Foundation and is a former trustee of the Association of Charitable Foundations and War Child UK.