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Elsie Owusu             Baron Bernard Ribeiro   Scientific and Academic
                                          Architect               Surgeon; Life Peer      Research, Clarivate
                                          David Oyelowo           Alrick Riley            Analytics
                                          Actor                   TV/Film Director        Yvonne Thompson
                                          Carl Palmer             Jason Roberts           Author; Speaker; Board
                                          Former Managing Director,   Professional Footballer;   Member
                                          Jet Star Phonographics  Broadcaster
                                                                                          Valerie Todd
                                          Murziline Parchment     Trevor Robinson         Talent & Resources Director,
                   Penny McDonald         Barrister; Senior Executive  Founder and Creative   Crossrail Ltd
                   Senior PR &            Mica Paris              Director, Quiet Storm   Jean Tomlin
                   Communications         Singer, Radio/TV Presenter  Jason Rockett
                   Manager at Champagne                           Director of Gentian Projects   Founder and CEO, Chanzo;
                   Lanson                 Michael Parker          Ltd; Chief Exec, Sheffield   Non-Executive Director, J
                                          Senior Partner, Parkers;                        Sainsbury PLC, Independent
                   Penny McDonald was     Associate Professor in   United                 Director, Michael Kors
                   recognised in our      Accounting and Financial   Levi Roots
                   2008 edition of the    Management, Henley      Businessman; Celebrity Chef;   Catherine Ugwu
                   Powerlist. She was     Business School         Television Personality   Director and Executive
                   named the Senior PR                                                    Producer, Betty Productions
                   and Communications     Nathaniel Peat          Chinwe Chukwuogo-Roy
                   Manager for Champagne   Social Entrepreneur and   Visual Artist        Patrick Vieira
                   Lanson International UK   Motivational Speaker;   Hannah Ryder         Professional footballer
                   in August 2017, in a newly   Founder of The Safety Box;   Founder and CEO of   (retired); Head Coach, New
                   created role. Her previous   Co-founder, Gennex  Development Reimagined  York City FC
                   role was as PR Executive.
                   She is also the Co-owner   Andi Peters         Marcus Ryder            Phil Walker
                   and PR and Media       TV presenter; Producer  Chief International Editor,   Chief Executive Officer,
                   Consultant for GCPR.   Mike Petrie             CGTN Digital (China Global   Summerswood Ltd
                   Penny has also held    Chief Commercial Officer at   Television Network); media   Robin Walker
                   positions at successful   CloudStream Global   diversity champion
                   global media brand Arise                       Angela Sarkis           Author, Lecturer, Consultant –
                   Media UK.              Trevor Phillps                                  Black History
                                          Writer; Broadcaster;    Chief Executive, Nurture   Michael Webster
                                          former chairman of the   Group Network          Former Managing Partner,
                                          Equality and Human Rights   June Sarpong
                                          Commission              TV Presenter; Writer    Webster Dixon
                                          Professor Cynthia Pine  Baroness                Alek Wek
                                          British Dentistry educator  Patricia Scotland QC  Fashion Model; Campaigner
                                          Hannah Azieb Pool       Former Attorney General, UK   Solomon Wifa
                                          Writer; Journalist      Government              Partner, Asset Management
                                          Chris Powell            Eva Simpson             Group, Willkie Farr &
                   Johan Bowes-Little     Professional footballer   Journalist; Editor    Gallagher LLP
                   Founder and Manager,   (retired); Coach                                Nicola Williams
                   Bracket VC                                     Lemn Sissay
                                          Hope Powell             Author, Broadcaster     Service Complaints
                   Much has changed for                                                   Ombudsman, Armed
                   Johan since appearing   Professional footballer   Donna St Hill        Forces
                   in the 2015 Powerlist. In   (retired); Women’s First-team   Founder of African Investors
                   2017, he left his role at JP   Manager of Brighton and   for Development (AI4D), CEO   Verna Wilkins
                   Morgan’s private bank in   Hove Albion         of Equity Strategies Africa  Author; Founder,
                   Los Angeles to become   Michael Prest          Thelma Stober           Tamarind Books
                   founder and managing   Oil trader              Head of Legal and
                   partner at Bracket VC, a                       Company Secretary at    Trevor Williams
                   venture capitalist firm.  Dame Heather Rabbatts  the Local Government   Visiting Professor, Derby
                   Johan has had a colourful   Former Non-Executive   Association (LGA)   University; Former Chief
                   and unconventional     Director, Football                              Economist, Lloyds
                   career. While working   Association            Tinie Tempah,           Bank Commercial Banking;
                   as a credit derivatives   Corrine Bailey Rae   Rapper; Songwriter
                   trader at Goldman Sachs,   Singer              Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp  Stephen Wiltshire
                   he was also carving                            Dance Artist, Former Chief   Architectural illustrator
                   out a rap career under   Andrew Ramroop        Executive, The Place    Lady Sue Woodford-Hollick
                   the stage name Metis,   Saville Row Tailor
                   hitting the office by   Paulette Randall,      George the Poet         Businesswoman; Consultant,
                   day and performing     Theatre Director; Former   Poet; Spoken Word Artist  TV Producer
                   by night. When he left   Artistic Director, Talawa   Tidjane Thiam     Baroness Lola Young
                   Goldman, he started    Theatre                 CEO, Credit Suisse      Actress; Author; Life Peer
                   Roark Entertainment, an
                   investment firm for artists.  Dizzee Rascal    Annette Thomas          Benjamin Zephaniah
                                          Rapper/Grime Artist     Chief Executive Officer,   Poet



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