Trustees

Toby Monk, Chair

Toby Monk is a director at Christie’s, overseeing Global Recruitment and Engagement. He sits on the global committee for Equality Diversity & Inclusion and chairs the Corporate Social Responsibility committee for EMEA. Toby has an MBA, holds Chartered Manager status, is CIPD Qualified and has a degree in Economics and Social History.

Katherine Taylor, Vice Chair

Katherine Taylor is Pfizer UK’s Patient Advocacy lead, working with organisations that champion the needs of patients across multiple conditions.  She is formerly Chief Executive of Ovarian Cancer Action. Katherine studied History of Art at the Courtauld following an MA in History from Trinity College, Cambridge.

Zainab Hakim, Secretary

Zainab Hakim is a solicitor specialising in employment law. She acts for companies and individuals across a range of industries. Zainab studied History of Art at University College London and worked as a programme director for an educational charity, teaching in inner-city state schools across the world.

Taymoor Atighetchi, Trustee

Taymoor Atighetchi is British-Iranian. He studied History of Art at the University of Cambridge. Taymoor is CEO of Papier and attributes much of his success to his background in art history and visual culture. He is passionate about widening access to the arts and to associated careers.

Kate Gordon, Trustee

Kate Gordon is the founder and CEO of London Art Studies and a co-founder of the Association of Women in the Arts.  A trustee of The Art Academy and Chair of Serpentine Patrons, she is also Senior Advisor (Arts) to Cancer Research UK and a member of Chelsea & Westminster Hospital’s CW+ Design Board.

Dr Judith Jammers, Trustee

Judith Jammers is Head of Art History at Highgate School. She has a PGCE, has worked as an examiner for AQA and Pearson, and is extremely familiar with the delivery and assessment of the Art History syllabus. Judith studied Art History, Classical Archaeology and Philosophy of Religion at Freie Universität Berlin and her PhD in History of Art is from Humboldt Universität Berlin.

Ngân Jones, Trustee

Ngân Jones is a finance professional currently working for a private equity firm. Previously she worked for a number of UK Government departments after graduating from the University of Cambridge with Economics degrees and gaining her accounting qualification at PwC.

Sophie Odenthal, Trustee

Sophie Odenthal is a former Junior Policy Fellow of Cambridge University’s Centre for Science and Policy, and holds an MA in Classics from Emmanuel College, the University of Cambridge. Sophie has worked in the Office of the Chief Executive and Chairman at NatWest Group, and at HM Treasury.

Dr Joe Spence, Trustee

Joe Spence was Master of Dulwich College and co-director of the Southwark Schools’ Learning Partnership. He is a trustee of the Mark Evison Foundation and also a playwright and librettist.