Mark has been a huge influencer in the field of social mobility for two decades.
He opens up unprecedented opportunities for disadvantaged young people, is benefitting business, investing in UK plc and creating a more positive, skilled and talented workforce.
He genuinely revolutionised the way businesses support young people and education, which has resulted in an additional £200m being invested.
He has worked with 250 businesses, charities and government organisations, delivering real social impact at an unprecedented level and overwhelmingly focused on deprived areas.
His focus areas are: skills, jobs and opportunity; fairness, diversity and empowerment; health and wellbeing; environment and climate change; the arts.
Example programmes:
With Hyundai (since 2022): £500,000 this year going into supporting and funding school trips
With Sky (2019): more than doubled recruitment of BAME graduates within a year
With Duracell (2018+): The Big Battery Hunt in primary schools has prevented 14.6 million batteries going into landfill – the target was to recycle 1 million
With P&G (2017+): more than 1 million girls have received free sanitary products to stop ‘period poverty’ keeping them out of school
More than 18 million young people have benefited directly from his work.