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The Judging Panel

ur panel is tasked with the unenviable job of
deciding each year who makes the list. So, how do DAME LINDA DOBBS
Opeople get on the Powerlist? It works like this. Chair; Legal consultant;
Powerful Media receives nominations for potential Former High Court judge
Powerlistees and updates from the men and women
already on the list. We put them through a test based on Following a successful career at the
our definition of influence, which we define as “the ability Bar, Dame Linda, became the first
to positively alter events and change lives as demonstrated black High Court judge in the UK. She
over a protracted period of time”. We give each nominee was the senior liaison judge for diversity
marks out of 10 on two indices – how influential they are for seven years, before leaving in 2013 to pursue other
among their immediate sphere of expertise and how far that interests, both professional and charitable. Her legal
influence reaches beyond that. The highest 150 are given consultancy conducts significant work in Africa and the
to the panel to deliberate over, which they do for seven Caribbean and her charities mainly work in Africa and
days before locking themselves in a room for eight hours in focus on education. She sits on a number of boards and
July to deliberate. This year their focus was on women and panels, and most recently has been appointed to the
giving back and these two principles guided their choices. advisory panel of the Lammy Review.

MATTHEW RYDER, QC DANIEL TAYLOR
Deputy Mayor of London for Social Managing Director
Integration, Social Mobility and Metro Design Group
Community Engagement
Metro, which was founded by Daniel
Matthew was appointed by Mayor in 1998, remains the only substantial
Sadiq Khan as his social integration black-owned firm in the commercial
chief in September 2016. The leading design and build world. Daniel has grown it
human rights lawyer’s focus in on helping London’s many to the point at which it has become a highly respected firm
different communities live and work side by side. He has within its sector. Clients are predominantly blue-chip and
been a fixture in the Powerlist top 10 for many years, and is include Arsenal FC, the Conservative Party, Unite, Harley
regarded as one of the best QCs of his generation. Davidson, Deutsche Finance and many more.

NIKE JONAH TIM CAMPBELL
Director, Afrovibes UK; Co Founder Mayor’s Ambassador, Businessman
Pan African Interdisciplinary
Performing Arts Market Tim hardly needs any introduction.
He brings to the panel a wealth
Nike balances her time between of experience from the worlds of
various roles in the cultural sector as business and recruitment. Himself a
the Director of Connecting Dots, an arts former Powerlistee, Tim has been involved
consultancy that works across the arts and creative in a variety of enterprises and is the Mayor of London’s
sectors. She serves on the board of the European Cultural ambassador for Training and Enterprise while pursuing
Foundation and Birmingham Contemporary Music Group. several other business interests.

TYRONE EDWARD YVONNE THOMPSON
Director, EY Author, Business leader

Tyrone is a Director in the Forensic A dynamic, entrepreneurial business
Technology & Discovery Services leader with a proven record for
group, which is within the Fraud building high-performing teams.
Investigation & Dispute Services Since starting her own PR company
practice at EY. His main area of expertise more than 30 years ago Yvonne has
is electronic evidence in contentious circumstances. He acquired an exceptional range of transferable skills
advises clients on electronic data refinement workflows that can complement high-performing companies and
and analytical techniques associated with, among other organisations. In 2017 she successfully launched Wintrade
things, regulatory inquiries, investigations, and litigation. Week, an international convention for women in business.

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