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The Judging Panel

ur judges have the unenviable task of deciding who events and change lives as demonstrated over a meaningful
makes it on to the Powerlist. They have strict criteria period of time”. Each nominee is given marks out of 10 on two
Oto abide by. The Powerlist receives new nominations indices – how influential they are in their day job and how far
as well as updates from people already on the list. The names their influence reaches outside their work. Biographies of the
are put through a rigorous test based on our criteria of highest scoring 150 or so are given to the panel to deliberate
influence, which is defined by “the ability to positively alter over. This year’s judging session in August lasted several hours.

DR HEATHER DANIEL TAYLOR
MELVILLE OBE Managing Director,
Director of Client Metro Design Group
Experience, PwC Metro Design was
Heather Melville is founded by Daniel Taylor
a thought leader on in 1998, and remains the
leadership, an innovator country’s only substantial
in business and has a black-owned business in
notable track record of the commercial design
delivering strong financial and fit-out industry.
performance and building Daniel has built the
high-performing inclusive company through
teams across financial and mastering his skills within
professional services. the design and build
This year Heather sector.
celebrates a 40-year This has enabled him
career in the City, having to build an incredibly
established a purpose- strong brand that is highly
and values-driven respected in the industry.
reputation, together with His clients are
a gentle, focused yet predominantly blue-
persuasive style, that has chip companies such as
helped both individuals Boeing, the Conservative
and businesses to be Party, the Unite Union,
successful. Harley-Davidson,
Her new role as Director Deutsche Finance and
and Head of Client many more.
Experience for PwC UK, A true family-run
sees Heather leading a The panel: From left, Heather Melville, Matthew Ryder, Dr Nicola Rollock, business, Metro Design
dynamic team of data Dame Linda Dobbs, Daniel Taylor, Tim Campbell and Ijeoma Okoli moved into an incredible
scientists, established new state-of-the-art
marketers and client- DR NICOLA DAME LINDA TIM CAMPBELL premises in Croydon
feedback specialists. ROLLOCK DOBBS (CHAIR) Founder, Bright Ideas in September 2018,
Associate Professor, Legal consultant; Former Trust; Chairman, and has been featured
Goldsmiths University, High Court Judge St Bonaventure’s in a number of design
London Following a successful Catholic School; publications.
MATTHEW RYDER Nicola is an academic, career at the Bar, Dame Businessman In 2019, Daniel received
QC; Fomer Deputy consultant and executive Linda became Britain’s As a former Powerlister, the MBE for his services
in business design and
Mayor of London for coach specialising in racial first black High Court owner of two tech
Social Integration, Social justice. This January, judge. businesses, founder workplace diversity.
Mobility and Community she was appointed as She was the senior of social enterprise IJEOMA OKOLI
Engagement the Specialist Adviser liaison judge for charity Bright Ideas
A leading QC and part- to the Home Affairs diversity and the chair Trust and co-author of Executive Director, J.P.
time judge, Matthew was Select Committee of the International and an Amazon Top 10-rated Morgan Chase & Co
appointed the Deputy inquiry – the Macpherson Magisterial Committees business book, What’s Ijeoma is a US finance
Mayor for Social Integra- Report 20 Years On of the Judicial College. Your Bright Idea?, and regulatory lawyer
tion in 2016 under London – which is examining In 2013 she stood down Tim has come a long way with extensive experience
Mayor Sadiq Khan. He progress in meeting the to pursue other interests, since winning the BBC’s advising global banks
recently returned to his 70 recommendations both professional and first series of Lord Sugar’s and corporate clients in
legal practice. published in 1999. charitable. TV reality show The Africa, Asia, Europe and
Before joining the judging Nicola is a member of Her legal consultancy Apprentice back in May the US. She was also
panel, Matthew was a the Wellcome Trust’s conducts significant 2005. one of the first lawyers
fixture in the Powerlist top Diversity & Inclusion work in Africa and the Tim, who graduated in London with expertise
10 for many years and has Steering Group and Caribbean and her in Psychology from in both EU, UK and US
been a board member of the British Science charities work mainly Middlesex University, is post-financial crisis
a number of cultural and Association’s Equality & in Africa focusing on Chairman of Governors regulation. She serves on
education organisations Diversity Advisory Group. education. at the ‘outstanding’ non-profit boards and
including the Black In 2017, she established Dame Linda is also a Ofsted-rated school is a dedicated advocate
Cultural Archive in Brixton ‘Women of Colour in the Judicial Commissioner at that he attended – St for increased gender and
and the University of the Academy’ to provide the Investigatory Powers Bonaventure’s in ethnic diversity in the City
Arts in London. mentorship to scholars. Commission. East London. of London.

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