John Leyden, Chair
John Leydon qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1989 and spent 7 years with KPMG before joining a corporate finance boutique in London. In 2001, he set up Carbon Accountancy, a firm of Chartered Accountants based in London.
Robin Gibbs
Robin worked in finance for 10 years and was most recently an Executive Director within the Equities Division at Goldman Sachs. Since leaving the City to look after a growing family, Robin has devoted herself to fundraising for various hospitals, children's charities and universities.
Chris Goard
Chris brings experience of marketing and management to Jeans for Genes. He has worked internationally to develop and build brands for global businesses. His charity connections include his current role as CEO of Chronic Granulomatous Research Trust (CGDRT) and as a trustee and treasurer of Genetic Alliance UK.
Chris Hughan
Chris has been involved in the charitable sector for nearly 20 years. He has been Chief Executive of the Primary Immunodeficiency Association (PiA) since 2005. His understanding of people with chronic illness stems from him having had Crohn’s disease since childhood.
Tim Johnson
Tim, who has more than 15 years fundraising experience in healthcare, higher education and charity sectors, started fundraising for Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity in 2002. He was Director of Major Gift Fundraising before taking on the role of Executive Director in May 2008.
Christine Lavery
Christine is Chief Executive of the Society for Mucopolysaccharide (MPS) Diseases and has been working in the charity sector for more than 25 years. Her son was diagnosed with Hunter disease, an MPS condition. In 2002, she was awarded an MBE for her services to metabolic diseases.
Christopher-Henry Syrda
Christopher has been a director for 20 years with various international roles for Cable & Wireless, Npower and BskyB. He's also been an independent executive consultant in America, Europe and Asia. In 2009, he set up and managed the National Pandemic Flu Service.