Team & Trustees
Our team and trustees are driven by our VISION: Start real conversations. Improve mental fitness. End suicide. And our MISSION: A world where everyone is part of a community that empowers and supports their mental health.
TEAM
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Ben Akers
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
Gavin Thorpe
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
Neil Harrison
Co- Founder & Chief Creative Officer
Blué O’Connor
Co-Founder & Director of Funding
Nick Forsberg
CTO
Steve Barnard
Community Manager
Ben Fernihough
Head of Captains
Sophie Eadon
Head of PR & Events
Ben Akers
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
Gavin Thorpe
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
Neil Harrison
Co- Founder & Chief Creative Officer
Blué O’Connor
Co-Founder & Director of Funding
Nick Forsberg
CTO
Steve Barnard
Community Manager
Ben Fernihough
Head of Captains
Sophie Eadon
Head of PR & Events
TRUSTEES
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Kate Lenton
Chair of Trustees
Simon Brooke
Treasurer
Brian Halford
Vice Treasurer/Secretary
Patrick Sullivan
Trustee
Simon Wood
Trustee
Stephen Pratt
Trustee
Dan Palmer
Trustee
Andy Evans
Trustee
Mark Williams
Trustee
Rowan Gilmore
Trustee
Rob Hingston
Trustee
Kate Lenton
Chair of Trustees
Simon Brooke
Treasurer
Brian Halford
Vice Treasurer/Secretary
Patrick Sullivan
Trustee
Simon Wood
Trustee
Stephen Pratt
Trustee
Dan Palmer
Trustee
Andy Evans
Trustee
Mark Williams
Trustee
Rowan Gilmore
Trustee
Rob Hingston
Trustee
