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The Judging Panel

Our judges have the unenviable task of deciding who makes it on to the
Powerlist. They have strict criteria to abide by. The Powerlist receives
new nominations as well as updates from people already on the list. The
names are put through a rigorous test based on our criteria of infl uence,
which is defi ned by “the ability to positively alter events and change lives
as demonstrated over a protracted period of time”. Each nominee is given
marks out of 10 on two indices – how infl uential they are in their day job and
how far their infl uence reaches beyond that in the activities they partake in
outside their work. Biographies of the highest scoring 150 or so are given to
the panel to deliberate over. This year’s judging session, which took place in
July, lasted seven hours.

DAME LINDA DOBBS, Chair DANIEL TAYLOR
Legal consultant; Former High Managing Director
Court Judge Metro Design Group
Following a successful career at the Metro, which was founded by Daniel
Bar, Dame Linda became the first in 1998, remains the only substantial
black High Court judge in the UK. She black-owned firm in the commercial
was the senior liaison judge for diversity design and build world. Daniel has
for seven years, before leaving in 2013 to grown it to the point at which it has become
pursue other interests, both professional and charitable. a highly respected firm within its sector. Clients are
Her legal consultancy conducts significant work in Africa predominantly blue-chip and include Arsenal Football
and the Caribbean and her charities work mainly in Africa Club, the Conservative Party, Unite, Harley Davidson,
and focus on education. She is a Judicial Commissioner Deutsche Finance and many more. Metro moved into
at the Investigatory Powers Commission and sits on a incredible. new state-of-the-art premises in Croydon in
number of boards and advisory panels. 2018.

MATTHEW RYDER TYRONE EDWARD
Deputy Mayor of London for Social Associate Partner, EY
Integration, Social Mobility and
Community Engagement Tyrone Edward is an Associate
Partner in the Forensic Integrity
Matthew was appointed by London Services practice at EY. He advises
Mayor Sadiq Khan as his social clients on the data refinement
integration chief in September 2016. The workflows associated with alternative
leading human rights lawyer’s focus is on dispute resolution, investigations and
helping London’s many different communities live and contentious matters.His clients are internationally
work side by side. He has been a fixture in the Powerlist positioned, allowing him great insight into local and
top 10 for many years, and is regarded as one of the best regional data transfer legislation, often required for legal
QCs of his generation. disclosure.

TIM CAMPBELL IJEOMA OKOLI
Founder, Bright Ideas Trust; Executive Director, J.P. Morgan
Chair, St Bonaventure’s Catholic Chase & Co
School; Businessman
A US lawyer with extensive
As a former Powerlister, owner of experience advising on finance
two tech businesses, founder of social transactions for clients in Africa,
enterprise charity Bright Ideas Trust Asia, Europe and the US, Ijeoma was
and co-author of an Amazon Top 10-rated one of the first lawyers in London with
business book, What’s Your Bright Idea?, Tim has come expertise in both EU and US post-financial crisis
a long way since winning the BBC’s first The Apprentice. regulation. She also serves on non-profit boards and is an
Tim is Chair of Governors at the ‘outstanding’ Ofsted-rated advocate for increased gender and ethnic diversity in the
school he attended – St Bonaventure’s in East London. City of London.

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