Dr Titilola Banjoko, Chair 

Dr Titilola Banjoko currently works as an Executive Managing Director in the NHS. She has a clinical background. She successfully pioneered the formation of AfricaRecruit and FindaJobinAfrica.com aimed at harnessing human resources and social capacity in Africa. She serves on the council of the Royal African Society and she is a Trustee of Tropical Health and Education Trust (THET). Currently she serves as the chair of the board for the Foundation for Women’s Health Research and Development (FORWARD). She is a Fellow of the Nigerian Leadership Initiative and the co-convener of the Better Health for Africa Initiative.  

She previously served on the many boards which include: the European Commission–United Nations Joint Migration and Development Initiative, the Department for International Development, the Global Poverty Action Fund Advisory Board and the World Health Organisation’s Health Worker Global Policy Advisory Council. She was also a Senior Research Associate at the UK’s Foreign Policy Centre and board of the Commonwealth Business Women’s Forum. She is regularly invited by the mainstream media to discuss issues on topical news items, speak as a panellist, and chair high level stakeholder events. In 2006, she was named as one of the Prides of a Continent: Africa’s gifts to the world. She has received numerous awards and endorsements over the last 10 years. In 2019, she was recognised by the Nigerian Healthcare Professionals UK as one of the 70 most Outstanding Professionals in the United Kingdom. She is passionate about supporting and giving a voice to the voiceless and serving humanitarian causes.  

Ciarán Donnelly

Ciarán Donnelly is Senior Vice President, International Programmes at the IRC’s headquarters in New York. He previously served as Vice President of Programme Quality, and in leadership positions in Burundi, Uganda, Afghanistan and the D.R. Congo. An Irish citizen, Ciarán holds a B.A. in European Studies from Trinity College Dublin and the University of Pavia, and post-graduate degrees from the College of Europe and the University of Cambridge.

Cressida Pollock, Chair of the People & Culture Committee

Cressida Pollock is the former Chief Executive at English National Opera, one of the UK’s leading performing Arts organisations. During her tenure at ENO she brought her business and financial expertise together with her turnaround experience from outside the sector to a complex and highly challenged organisation.  Cressida's previous background stems from her wide ranging interests in improving organisations, including her tenure at McKinsey & Co. At the age of 24 she was a founding partner of Somerset Capital Management, an Emerging Markets focused investment fund. That investment company today has grown to manage over $10bn under assets.  

She has twice taken time out of her career to work directly with NGOs and non-profits: first at Shelter, the housing and homelessness charity in London, and then as an advisor at the Zambian Ministry of Health where she developed national healthcare policy for the Minister.  Cressida holds an MBA from MIT Sloan where she graduated at the top of her class. She holds an MA in Law and Classics from the University of Cambridge and is a qualified Barrister and member of Lincoln’s Inn.

Francesco Garzarelli, Chair of the Audit & Governance Committee

Francesco Garzarelli is Head of Macro Research at Eisler Capital. A graduate of the London Business School and Bocconi University, Francesco sits on the Italian Ambassador to the UK Independent Advisory Board, is a member of Chatham House, the Society of Business Economists and the Parish Council of St Mary’s Church in Hampstead. He supports Into University – a UK Charity.

Huey Nhan-O’Reilly

Huey is Head of Digital Delivery at Soapbox Communications, an international design and communications agency agency for leading think tanks, research organisations and NGOs. He has over two decades of experience in digital and communications, and has built and led teams at some of the best commercial agencies in the Asia-Pacific and Europe. He and his teams have won numerous awards for their work and he served as a judge at the BAFTA Interactive Awards. 

Huey has worked with various UN Agencies, including UNESCO, UNAIDS and UNDP on campaigns to support the rights of LGBT+ people, women and other marginalised communities. He’s a passionate advocate for the rights of the displaced, borne from his own experience of fleeing Vietnam in 1976, on a boat with his family. He grew up in the migrant communities of Melbourne, Australia, and witnessed first-hand, their struggles and discrimination, but also the kindness of neighbours and local charities. Huey lives in London with his husband, adopted son and rescue pets. 

Martin Hyman

Martin Hyman is a Finance Director with more than 25 years’ experience. He now runs a CFO consultancy providing strategic financial advice to a portfolio of organisations. He is a Chartered Accountant, qualifying at KPMG. 

He is a visiting lecturer on MBA programmes at the Universities of both Leeds and Manchester. 

In addition, Martin is a mentor for The Princes’ Trust, supporting young people in setting up their own businesses. He is an accredited speaker for the Northern Holocaust Education Group, where he relates his late mother’s experiences as a Holocaust survivor and refugee.

Najwa Al Abdallah

Najwa Al Abdallah grew up in a small village in Lebanon in poverty and during the civil war which built her resilience and passion to work for charities with focus on eliminating poverty. She spent the last 21 years working for several international NGOs around the world, overseeing finance, HR, IT and compliance and risk management. She is newly appointed as Director of Corporate Services at Money Advice Trust. Najwa blogs on fighting corruption in development and humanitarian aid organisations.

Natalie Au, Chair of the Safeguarding Committee

Natalie Au is Managing Director at Nau Consultancy, a firm specialising in gender equality, social inclusion and safeguarding. Her career has focused on delivering international cooperation work, including development and humanitarian assistance. She has particular expertise in working with adolescent girls and women, child safeguarding and the prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. She has worked with a vast range of clients ranging from international NGOs, foundations, private sector companies, government agencies, bilateral and multilateral development banks. 

Noelia Serrano

Noelia is a partner at Sayer Vincent, auditors and advisors to charities. As well as an audit partner she is also an advisor, trainer and facilitator. She is a chartered accountant and has a Diploma in Charity Accounting awarded by the ICAEW and Cass Business School.

Noelia is a member of Sayer Vincent’s specialist tax and VAT group, and leads its special interest group which coordinates research and activities for international charities.

Before joining IRC, Noelia was Treasurer of Womankind Worldwide, an international women's rights organisation, for seven years, and chaired its Finance and Resources Committee.