Sophie has been active in the charity sector for almost twenty years and has a wealth of experience as a non executive and executive leader.
Sophie serves as Chair of early years charity Little Village and is a trustee of the Royal Voluntary Service. She is also co-founder and co-chair of youth social action charity Generation Change. In this role she represented the youth social action sector on the Steering Committee of HRH Prince of Wales’ #iwill campaign.
Prior to joining Trustees Unlimited, Sophie spent eight years as the founding Chief Executive of full time youth social action charity City Year UK. She was introduced to City Year while she was Deputy Chief Executive of the Private Equity Foundation and led efforts to bring the organisation to the UK, raising initial funding and building a range of stakeholder support for City Year’s model of full time social action.
In 2016, Sophie received the Mayor’s Fund for London Individual Award for ‘outstanding achievement and lasting impact in tackling the skills and employment agenda for young Londoners from disadvantaged backgrounds’.
She was also listed in the Debrett’s 500 List of top “Philanthropists and Activists” in 2017 and in Management Today’s 35 Women under 35 list in 2011.