OUR TRUSTEES The trustees determine our strategic aims and assess the suitability of projects for the charity. Some have links within the NHS, while others have expertise in a wide range of fields including law and investments.
Prof Donald Peebles is a Professor of Maternal Fetal Medicine in the UCL Institute for Women’s Health, Clinical Director of the London Maternity Network and he is national specialty advisor in obstetrics. He has a number of research interests that focus on improving the outcomes for women and their babies following complicated pregnancies.
Lord Hemphill, who became chairman on 1 October 2020. He has worked in investment management firms for over 40 years and also chairs the investment sub-committee. He serves as a trustee of charitable and family trusts and is chairman of the council at St. Mary’s School Ascot.
Mr James Petit joined the board of trustees in June 2021. He has over 30 years’ property investment and development experience. He was head of UK Real Estate at Deutsche Asset Management and managed diverse multi-national teams and clients. He is a member of the property committee for the RC Diocese of Westminster.
Dr Junaid Bajwa is a practising GP, a non-executive director at UCLH and Chief Medical Scientist at Microsoft Research. He also holds academic posts at UCL, Harvard, & Stanford. He has a special interest in the use of technology and data to improve patient outcomes and delivering equitable impact, at scale.
Prof Mervyn Singer is a Professor of Intensive Care Medicine at UCL and a National Institute Health Research Senior Investigator. His research focuses on sepsis, multiorgan failure, innovative monitors, diagnostics and drugs. He cochaired the Sepsis Redefinitions International Task Force and led a UCL/UCLH collaboration with Mercedes Benz that developed a new breathing aid machine in the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mr Nigel Keen is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, and the Institute of Engineering and Technology. He is the chairman of various health and technology organisations which include Syncona Investment Management Limited, Oxford University Innovation, Oxford Academic Health Science Network, Deltex Medical plc and MedAccess Guarantee Limited. Adrian Parkhouse is a partner at the law firm, Farrer & Co LLP. A commercial litigator, he has particular experience in the conduct of disputes related to art. He has chaired the IBA’s Art Heritage and Law Committee and served on the International Council of Museums Legal Committee. He now sits on the Ethics Committee of the Museums Association.
Mr James Thorne, was chairman and a member of the trustee board until 30 September 2020. He is a former partner and is now a consultant at the law firm Farrer & Co LLP. Since retiring as a partner he has been involved with several arts, education and health charities. Mrs Nikki Williams-Ellis MBE, was a trustee until 5 May 2021. She chaired the property subcommittee. She has extensive experience in the charitable sector, in particular working with children and adults with learning difficulties. She has extensive experience in property sectors and founded a charity that built, and runs, the first international cricket stadium in Rwanda. UCLH CHARITY ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS 2020 –21
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