Staff

Sharath Jeevan - Chief Executive

Sharath has over a decade of experience of leading social innovation across the non-profit, private and public sectors, both in the UK and overseas. He previously headed up eBay's charity division in the UK, which he grew from concept to £5m funds raised in its first two years. Sharath was previously at International NGO ActionAid and Project Leader at Strategy Consultants Booz & Company. He also served as Managing Director of ContactDetails.com, an entrepreneurial internet company, in Asia. In May 2008 Sharath was recognized as "one of the 50 most influential people in UK fundraising", by Professional Fundraising Magazine. Sharath holds a First Class Economics Degree from Cambridge University, an MSt from Oxford University, and an MBA with Distinction from INSEAD.

Rachel Smith - Head of Campaigns and NGO Partnerships

Rachel leads GlobalGiving.co.uk's outreach and education to UK based NGOs and works with each NGO to maximise donations to their projects through joint fundraising initiatives. Before joining GlobalGiving, Rachel has worked in marketing in the retail sector, and for local government. She holds a Masters degree in Archaeology and has worked as a freelance archaeologist for a number of years. She has volunteered extensively for UK based charities mostly in fundraising and researching major donors. Recent travel to visit social development projects in Nepal and South East Asia inspired and motivated Rachel to commit her energy to international development.

Zdravka Mihaljevic - Project and Donor Engagement

Zdravka leads GlobalGiving UK's work around project leader and donor engagement. Zdravka holds a Bachelor degree in English and Italian language and literature from University of Zagreb, Croatia and has over 3 years of experience working as a foreign languages teacher. She also holds a Master's degree in European Studies from King's College London and is passionate about education, human rights and international development.

Hannah Ladkin - Public Relations

Hannah co-ordinates GlobalGiving.co.uk's PR and press liaison. With over 8 years experience in PR, Marketing & Journalism Hannah has worked for a range of clients primarily in the fashion and beauty world. She has a Masters degree in Advertising & Marketing from the University of Leeds and is keen to build on her interest in international development by being part of the GlobalGiving.co.uk community.

Peter Lloyd - Online Marketing & Web Analytics

Pete looks after Online Marketing and Web Analytics for GlobalGiving UK. Pete graduated from Liverpool University with a BSc in e-Business. He helped start his family businesses, White Box and Supporting Friends, whilst on his Gap Year. Both services are partnered with Yahoo! and provide a way of raising funds for charities, schools and other organisations whilst searching on the internet.

Sylvia Sbert – Marketing Intern

Sylvia supports Marketing activities at Global Giving UK. She has over six years of experience in software assurance and product management and she is currently refocusing her career towards Marketing. She brings a diverse educational background, having studied in Spain, USA and the UK and is fluent in Spanish and English. She holds a Bachelors in Marketing and a degree in Software Engineering from Monmouth University and is currently pursuing a MA in Marketing from Kingston University.

Aida Kerdoudi

Aida manages GlobalGiving UK's overall accounts and finances.

GlobalGiving.co.uk is also supported by staff in its US sister organisation, the GlobalGiving Foundation

Board of Trustees

Matthew Scott (Board Chair)

Matt graduated from Stanford Business School in 2003 and is an active member of the Social Entrepreneurship and Investment community. His experience includes working with Bridges Ventures, a social responsible VC, ARK, an innovative Children's charity, and supporting the growth of Cosmos Ignite, a social venture based in India. Matt has also previously worked at McKinsey & Company and AEA Technology and holds a First Class Physics degree from Manchester University.

Nick Aldridge

Nick is CEO of MissionFish, which helps to run the eBay for Charity programme. He chairs the Empty Homes Agency, a national charity campaigning to bring empty homes back into use, and writes online for Social Enterprise Magazine. Previously, he was deputy CEO at acevo, the association for chief executives in the third sector, and undertook a secondment to the Cabinet Office.

Alex Beard

Alex is Deputy Director of the Tate, where he has led the successful delivery of Tate’s capital development programme and overseen Development and Tate Media. His previous roles within the Tate have been as Director of Finance and Adminstration and Business Director. He previously worked at the Arts Council of Great Britain and trained as an accountant at KPMG in London. He is a Member of the National Campaign for the Arts Director Forum.

Tanya Cordrey

Tanya was most recently General Manager of Zopa.com which was the world’s first peer-to-peer lending marketplace and winner of two prestigious Webbys. Prior to Zopa ,Tanya was a member of the UK senior management team at eBay for five years with responsibility for the Product team. She is an active advisor to several small and medium-sized online businesses and holds an MBA from London Business School.

Nick Flynn

Nick is a Senior Lawyer and the Head of Environmental Practice at Weil Gotshal. He focuses on environmental law, in particular dealing with environmental issues in mergers & acquisitions. Nick's experience includes a wide range of transactional work in both the general corporate and environmental areas. He is also a founder of Advocates for International Development, a UK charity. He was educated at Oxford University and at the College of Law.

John Goldstein

John is co-founder of Imprint Capital Advisors, LLC, which catalyzes capital for social impact by supporting foundations, individuals, and family offices and their trusted advisors. John is also a co-founder of and senior advisor to Medley Capital Management (MCM), a private investment firm that. He works as a board member, senior advisor or team member on a range of social enterprises, including Keystone/Access, the Global Exchange for Social Investment (GEXSI) and the United Nations Capital Development Fund. John also worked as a management consultant in the Strategy practice of Andersen Consulting (now Accenture). John was an honors graduate of Yale University where he was awarded the Richter Fellowship and the Townsend Prize.

Renata Lima

Renata works with the Public Sector Solutions team at Barclays Capital, with projects ranging from the optimisation of carbon policies to advances of government donations to poverty-reduction schemes. Previously, she worked as a lawyer with Baker & McKenzie in Brazil. She holds a JD in Law from the University of Sao Paulo, a Masters in Economics from the Stockholm School of Economics, and an MBA from INSEAD.