Board of Trustees
Our Board of Trustees have a global footprint in order to ensure a diversity of approach and to allow Prowibo to reach a wider audience. The trustees empower Prowibo and help the management to run the charity effectively. The trustees provide oversight and governance ensuring that Prowibo can achieve our aims and objectives while remaining compliant with relevant statutes.
Andrew Denton
Chair
Andrew joined Alfa in 1995 and became a member of the Board of Directors in 2003 as Sales and Marketing Director. He was made Chief Operating Officer in 2010 and became CEO in September 2016. Andrew is involved with a number of not-for-profit organisations. He is Director and joint founder of the Leasing Foundation, an organisation that supports the leasing and auto and equipment finance industry through charitable activities, research and development.
Gabriel Ng
Interim Deputy Chair
Gabriel Ng is passionate about understanding and increasing the social impact of organisations. He currently is a Social Impact Manager at Big Society Capital, the UK’s impact investing wholesaler. At BSC, he is responsible for impact measurement and management, as well as both investment analysis and ongoing portfolio management.
Gabriel moved from Hong Kong to the UK to study law at the University of Cambridge (Trinity Hall). After graduating, he practised as a solicitor, working in London and New York for Shearman & Sterling for five years specialising in UK and cross-border corporate tax. His previous clients include Anglo American, Citi, Liberty Global, and Intercontinental Exchange.
In 2016, he decided he wanted a career with social impact at its core, and so began a dual MBA/MPA at New York University. Over the course of the three-year degree, he completed fellowships at the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law and in Microsoft’s human rights team, as well as consulting projects for Concern Worldwide US and the UN World Food Programme in Malawi. He has also assisted on and published several research papers with the NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights. Finally, he oversaw the inaugural investment of the NYU Impact Investing Fund into Sapient, a Philly-based start-up that reduces greenhouse gas emissions through energy use management.
Richard Adams
Trustee
Richard is currently Head of Digital Architecture at LNER & Consultant lead architect at GBR, leading the design of the new national rail retail system. He is an emergent technologist, artist, educator & thinker; transformation specialist & true polymath.
He has managed parallel senior careers in education & enterprise/emerging tech and has taught and written curriculum at every level of education; writing music as well as writing and producing a large body of computer and traditional art works. He has been a consultant enterprise transformation architect and transformation manager at companies such the BBC, BSkyB, Aviva Plc, Proximus (Brussels), Microsoft Studios and the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Richard is a Fine Art Grad & proud of it. It gives him a unique & innovative view on deep tech. In education he was a school HoD, founded a university Digital Arts dept, creating 2 under & 2 post graduate degrees in computing and creativity. Also taught at the London College of Fashion & Birkbeck College, held 3 external examinerships, held a Visiting Prof. at the Uni. of Salford & a Senior Fellowship at the Uni. of Lincoln. He worked with Marc Lewis to get the School of Communication Arts off the ground, as Principal; a radical work-focussed college of creativity and now the UK’s most successful new advertising school. He has taught at & designed curriculum for every phase of education from 7 to 70 years of age. Starting as a painter, he is an exhibiting artist (computer art exploring trauma;), and has worked with tech & art for 30 years. He’s spoken at many conferences around the world; a member of the Soc of Authors, FRSA & BAFTA. He was co-producer of the TECHnique podcast about technology & art practice. A published author of one book on interactive advertising and contributor of several chapters to others. Some key achievements include: Head of Digital Architecture, Partner in own digital agency, Creative Director, interactive TV, Technical Director, Working computer artist for 30 years, Founding HoD of Digital Arts at London College of Music (TVU/UWL), Co-founder & Principal School of Communication Arts, Senior Fellow University of Lincoln, Visiting Professor, Digital Media, Salford, External Examiner – various universities, Published author, Regular International Speaker.
Jamaal Brathwaite
Trustee
Jamaal Brathwaite is a Barbadian-born serial entrepreneur residing in Manchester, UK, is a trailblazer in the world of start-ups, diversity & inclusion, and innovative business ideas. Jamaal is the Founder & CEO of Jobseekrs®, an AI software house focused on Culture-as-a-Service assessments and mitigating unconscious bias at all stages of hiring. Jobseekrs® uses advanced AI and data-driven techniques to source and match candidates with companies based on not just skills and experience, but also on their potential cultural-add and contribution. He has managed parallel senior careers in education & enterprise/emerging tech and has taught and written curriculum at every level of education; writing music and producing a large body of computer and traditional art works.
Jamaal has been recognized as one of the “Top 50 Most Inspiring, Prominent, and Influential Black Voices in UK Tech” by TechNation and “Top 5, BAME 50 Under 50” by TechRound, Jamaal’s influence extends beyond his ventures. He actively serves on various boards, contributes as an advisor and trustee, and judges for the Great British Entrepreneur Awards. His insights and achievements have been featured on Channel 4, ITV, and Sky News.
Jamaal is driven by a passion for creating sustainable value, and he champions inclusive work culture, equality, and fairness for all. He dedicates his efforts to inspire others and foster a joyful, healthy, and happy world. As a trustee for Prowibo, he is leveraging his entrepreneurial and fundraising skills to support access to quality education worldwide, empowering underprivileged communities. He believes education is a powerful tool for positive change and is dedicated to contributing to an organization that aligns with his vision of creating a more inclusive and equitable world.
Christine Kuo
Trustee
Christine Kuo is deeply passionate about promoting effective access to educational resources and truly believes that levelling the playing field in education is critical to improving social mobility. She currently works in Talent Development for Permira Advisors LLP in London. Through the Permira Foundation she is involved in a number of social mobility talent insight programmes.
Prior to joining Permira, she was a Manager of Professional Development at McKinsey & Company. Previously, she was with Bain & Company in Professional Development and Recruitment. Christine holds a Master’s in Public Policy from University College London where she majored in Human Rights, and has a degree in Politics from Queen Mary University of London, England.
Clare Loughlin-Chow
Trustee
Dr Clare Loughlin-Chow is the CEO of the Society for Research into Higher Education, an international learned society based in the UK which is dedicated to advancing the understanding of higher education, through the insights, perspectives and knowledge offered by high-quality research and scholarship. She completed her BA at the University of Toronto, and holds a master’s degree and a DPhil in English from Oxford University.
She previously served as Academic Registrar and Company Secretary at Gresham College, managing its extensive academic programme of public lectures, and before that she acted as Vice-Provost for Academic Affairs at Richmond American University London, where she had a major role in the university’s successful bid for UK Taught Degree Awarding Powers.
She has held posts in Oxford as the director of Worcester College’s programme for visiting students, and as research editor for literature on the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. She is particularly interested in international education and encouraging cross-cultural knowledge exchange for academics and their students. Clare holds British and Canadian citizenship.
Pernille Norregaard
Trustee
Pernille Norregaard is a skilled and experienced communications and change leader. Trained in anthropology and journalism, she has worked in public relations and communications for 25 years, merging behavioural science and storytelling to build a successful career. She uses deep insights into human behaviour and culture to tell stories that engage and make people take action.
Pernille is Associate Director of Communications at De Montfort University, leading the university’s communications, media relations and public affairs functions. She has a proven track record of taking a data-driven, people-centric approach and using behavioural insights to build effective research, communication, and engagement functions as well as leading high-performing teams.
She has previously worked for the London School of Economics, Regent’s University London, the Danish School of Media and Journalism, the UK House of Commons, the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Disney. She founded and led a communications and PR agency in Copenhagen for over a decade. She has also served as a board member/trustee for Gambia Media Support, Youth for Understanding, and the Danish Union of Journalists.
Pernille’s passionate about her work in higher education as it allows her to leverage learning and knowledge as key tools for change. Dedicated to knowledge exchange, she regularly shares her knowledge and experiences at conferences, and she has taught media and communications at university level.
Kinna Pattani
Treasurer
Kinna is Global Head of Finance & Regulatory Compliance at Alfa, where she has worked since 2015. Prior to this, Kinna gained her CIMA qualification working at Siemens Financial Services, going on to perform several senior Finance, Accounting, and IT roles across EMEA. Her experience working with a wide array of organisations within the asset finance industry has given Kinna a breadth of experience, across financial jurisdictions, collaborating with a diverse range of stakeholders. Kinna is a part of Alfa’s Social Impact Team, and currently serves as a Committee Member on the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) Equity Committee.
Peter Thomas
Trustee
Peter Thomas is inaugural director of FORWARD, the RMIT University Centre for Future Skills and Workforce Transformation in Melbourne, Australia, and Chair of the CDI Foundation, a non-profit conversational AI industry body headquartered in Amsterdam.