Our central team

Richard, the elder of Charlie’s brothers, is a commercial barrister, based in London.He specialises in commercial litigation and arbitration, including shipping and insurance. Richard’s ambition for the Trust is to increase our reach and our impact.

Charlie has worked in investment banking for more than 20 years. He now works for Goldman Sachs where he is responsible for the UK Corporate Broking and Equity Capital Market businesses. Charlie lives in London with his family and is a member of the Trust’s Investment Committee.

Donna Colbourne is a Marketing Manager at Maggie’s, the cancer charity, and brings a wealth of experience in the charity sector as well as a personal interest in mental health.

Iain writes comedy and drama for TV and film. He wrote on the Channel Four show 'Humans', wrote and directed 'Oscar and Jim' which won awards in festivals around the world and has original series in development in the US and UK. Iain was educated at Trinity College Cambridge. He lives in Dorset with Emily and their daughters Frankie and Maddy.

James founded Alternative Networks, one of the principal independent communications and technology service providers in the business-to-business sector. He is a keen advocate of entrepreneurism and the development and progress of business start-ups, and a passionate sponsor of special needs education and learning support. James provides the Trust with expertise on information technology.

Julian is Founder of iMedia, an award-winning sports marketing consultancy that advises organisations how to use sport to grow their business interests. He has worked for 25 years in the sports and entertainment industry. Julian set up the “The Wondr Project”, to better understand how to live to your full potential in good times and bad. This has included ‘Reboot’, a yearlong programme about the links between physical and mental health – in support of the Trust.

Katie spent 15 years working at the BBC both in radio and television. She was the Editor of Crimewatch for 3 years before becoming Managing Editor of BBC Documentaries. She then became a freelance journalist for the Times, Saturday Telegraph and Evening Standard. Katie served as the Director of Communications at the cancer charity Maggie’s for 15 years and is currently the CEO of Horatio's Garden. 

Mark is a TV presenter who currently fronts Channel 5’s Premiership Rugby coverage and BT Sport’s rowing, having previously worked on programmes ranging from ITV’s Rugby World Cup to the BBC’s National Lottery. Mark became the greatest of friends with Charlie Waller at Radley College and they continued to Durham University together before sharing a house in Fulham.

Michael retired from the global bank and investment management company BNY Mellon at the end of 2017 after a 35-year career, most recently as Executive Vice President, Executive Committee member and Chairman of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Michael is a non-executive director for JP Morgan Securities PLC and a member of the advisory board for the City Mental Health Alliance. He is also on the Trust’s Investment Committee.

Mina is an Associate Professor and Research Fellow at Oxford University’s Department of Psychiatry and a Consultant Psychiatrist in Child and Adolescent Mental Health at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. She has developed school-based mental health services for children in Oxfordshire secondary schools and seeks to maximise children's emotional, cognitive and social development. Refugee mental health needs are a longstanding interest for Mina.

Nick, a psychiatrist by background, is CEO of Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. His previous positions include being Medical Director of West London Mental Health Trust and Chief Executive of two other mental health trusts. Nick is passionately interested in improving young people’s mental health and in ensuring that all healthcare services are psychologically informed.

Nick Garrett is Chief Executive of Wellspring Therapy and Training, a mental health charity in Yorkshire. Prior to this he had a career in consultancy specialising in health inequalities and place-based healthcare. Nick’s career has taken in a variety of roles in local authorities and financial services. He co-founded a social prescribing community benefit society which specialised in asset-based approaches to health and wellbeing.

Phil, the younger of Charlie’s two brother, is a teacher at Cranleigh Prep School in Surrey, where he is Head of Drama and Senior Schools Advisor; he teaches Humanities and Sport and is on the board for the Cranleigh Schools outreach programme “Cranleigh Giving”. Phil is particularly interested in mental health and education, and, as a Trustee, he provides particular support for our Wellbeing at Work programme.

Robin is a retired Chartered Accountant and formerly Finance Director and Secretary of the London Chamber of Commerce. He is also a Trustee of the Commercial Education Trust and The Cordwainers Educational and Training Charitable Trust Company, a member of the Livery Committee and a Past Master of the Clothworkers’ Company and Trustee of The Clothworkers’ Foundation. He supports the Trust on matters of finance, governance and risk, and is a member of our Investment Committee.

I have supported the Charlie Waller Trust from the start, having known the family since the 1970s. After graduating from Durham University, I started my working life as a teacher, before moving to the city in 1997, Having spent 22 years at Rathbones, in 2020 I moved to Trinity Bridge (previously Close Brothers) where I manage investment portfolios for private clients, trusts and family charities. I am currently a trustee of the Shipwrecked Mariners Society, The Serth and Gates Charitable trust, and deputy chair of the Finance and Investment committee of the Clothworkers Livery company.

A former decorated Captain with the Grenadier Guards, William is the founder and CEO of Agathos Management LLP, a London-based Private Equity fund supporting small to medium-sized UK businesses to fulfil their potential. As a Trustee, Will is particularly interested in fundraising via Charitable Trusts and Foundations.