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Our team

The people who make Shell Foundation

Our strength lies in our people

Trustees

Shell Foundation is governed by a board of trustees which includes sustainability and business leaders from around the world committed to an energy transition that works for all.

Leadership Team

Our Leadership team has extensive international business, charitable and in market experience. They are responsible for driving innovation and ensuring successful delivery of our strategy at Shell Foundation.

Our experts

Shell Foundation’s team has global experience in finance, commerce and impact. We believe the diversity of our experience and team – with over 10 nationalities from five continents represented – enables Shell Foundation to deliver on its charitable mission.

Shelley Addington
Shelley Addington

Programme Business Support

Gary Almond
Gary Almond

Head of Communications

Karthikha Arunasalam
Karthikha Arunasalam

Accountant

Clive Baldwin
Clive Baldwin

Finance and Operations Business Partner

Ama Bartimeus
Ama Bartimeus

Monitoring and Evaluation Manager

Fiona Carter
Fiona Carter

Business Support and Events Manager

Jo Chandler
Jo Chandler

Communications Adviser

Sarah Crier
Sarah Crier

Governance, Risk and Assurance Manager

Sebastian Czakon
Sebastian Czakon

Portfolio and Impact Manager

Maria DinisDaSilva
Maria DinisDaSilva

Programme Business Support

Tobiloba Fadesere
Tobiloba Fadesere

Business Development Adviser: Micro-entrepreneur

Heidi Hafes
Heidi Hafes

Business Director: Solutions for Women and Marginalised Groups

Duncan Hart
Duncan Hart

Strategic Partnerships Manager

Nick Jones
Nick Jones

Head of Financial Partnerships

Tanya Kothari
Tanya Kothari

Head of Portfolio: Micro-entrepreneur

Uttam Kumar
Uttam Kumar

Accountant

Shankha Lahiri
Shankha Lahiri

Business Development Adviser: Micro-entrepreneur

Anshu Mandal
Anshu Mandal

Business Development Adviser: Transporter

Devi Murthy
Devi Murthy

Business Development Adviser: Smallholder Farmer

Anne Mwenje
Anne Mwenje

Business Development Director: Transporter

Habib Nuhu
Habib Nuhu

Market Intelligence and Research Manager

Goziem Okubor
Goziem Okubor

Business Development Director: Smallholder Farmer

Allan Ombungu
Allan Ombungu

Business Development Director: Smallholder Farmer

Maurice Othulo
Maurice Othulo

Programme Compliance and Assurance Lead

Kwaku Owusu-Achaw
Kwaku Owusu-Achaw

Business Development Director: Transporter

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Madhuri Pappu

Financial Analyst

Vaishali Rawat
Vaishali Rawat

Salesforce Administrator

Shveta Sarin
Shveta Sarin

Business Development Director: Micro-entrepreneur

Amrita Sarker
Amrita Sarker

Business Development Director: Micro-entrepreneur

Meera Shah
Meera Shah

Head of Portfolio: Smallholder Farmer

Amresh Sharma
Amresh Sharma

Business Development Adviser: Transporter

Adrian Shikuku
Adrian Shikuku

Business Development Adviser: Smallholder Farmer

Neha Singh
Neha Singh

Accountant

Emma Stephenson
Emma Stephenson

Head of Portfolio: Transporter

Will Sumner
William Sumner

Finance Manager

Mary Thamari
Mary Thamari

Interim Gender Lead

David_Walji
David Walji

Digital Communications Manager

Natalie_Wong
Natalie Wong

Director and Advisor, Office of the CEO

Shell Foundation’s portfolio

Our portfolio is made up of partners that support innovation, scale solutions and deliver financial solutions.