Lord Archer of Sandwell (President)

Lord Archer was formerly a practising QC, a former member of Parliament (Labour), Solicitor General in the 1974-9 Labour Government, and a former Chairman of Amnesty International UK. He has written books on law, politics, human rights and international relations, and is active in the House of Lords. He is President of the One World Trust, of the World Disarmament Campaign, and of the Fabian Society.

Dr Tauni Lanier (Chair)

Tauni has experience in the development and advancement of corporate responsibility and governance strategy in the market place, and is a recognized expert in the fields of sustainable finance and sustainable development in the finance sector. Her publications include: Environmental Business, Sustain Magazine and various academic works. She is a director of Aurochs International and holds a PhD in Environmental Economics from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Robert Whitfield (Treasurer)

A former Airbus finance director, Robert has spent ten years as a Trustee of small NGOs. He brings financial, organisational and strategic expertise as well as experience of working with Governments in the international field of sustainability and corporate social responsibility for the last 6 years.

Oliver Reichardt

Oliver leads Compact Voice and is the Head of the Compact Team at the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) where he works on relations between public bodies and NGOs.  Before his current role he worked in NCVO’s research team where he managed a variety of programmes including lead author of the UK Civil Society Almanac.  Previously he held a number of roles across the sector working on international and UK issues.

Dr. Elisabeth Culbard

Elisabeth is Manager of Sustainable Development, Bechtel Limited and Vice President, Bechtel International where she is responsible for the implementation of its sustainability and corporate responsibility programme. She has over thirty years’ of experience working in the field of environmental and social management, sustainability and accountability in the public, private and third sectors.

Dr. Sebastian Taylor

Sebastian is the Director of Action on Armed Violence (formerly Landmine Action).  He has two decades of experience in international development, including seven years’ field-based programme design, management and evaluation primarily in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. He has experience working in and with development agencies and actors including the UN and its agencies, international and southern NGOs, and national and local government counterparts. He holds a PhD from the School of Oriental and African Studies.

Monika Kruesmann

Monika is a doctoral candidate at the London School of Economics and Political Science, where she is examining the legitimacy of business actors in the global system, and was formerly Assistant Director in the Australian Government Department of Education. Having worked and studied in London, Tokyo, India, Australia and the Pacific region, she brings to the Trust both first hand experience of public administration practice, and broader understandings of the private and civil sectors in varied cultural contexts.

Vanessa Wood

Having worked for both NGOs and businesses including the National AIDS Trust and Trucost, Vanessa brings to the Trust her expertise in corporate responsibility (CR) and communications with wide ranging experience covering public affairs, environmental, human rights, employee and community issues. She is currently a manager in KPMG’s Climate Change & Sustainability Services.

Dr. Gavin Strang

Gavin was the Member of Parliament for Edinburgh East for 40 years. Prior to election he was an agricultural scientist. He served in the Wilson, Callaghan and Blair administrations. He was Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for World Governance.

Peter Newell

Peter is Professor of Development Studies at the University of East Anglia. He is a specialist in environment and development, with a particular interest in political economy of environmental governance. He currently works on an innovative research programme on The Governance of Clean Development.

Dr Sylvia I. Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen

Sylvia is a Research Fellow of the Academy of Finland working at Finland Futures Research Centre in the University of Turku and the University of Leiden. She is a political scientist and in her current projects looks at the legitimacy and effectiveness in global environmental governance with an empirical focus on climate change and energy institutions.

Dr Nazila Ghanea-Hercock

As a University Lecturer in International Human Rights Law at Oxford University, Nazila's expertise is in international human rights, particularly freedom of religion or belief, minority rights, women's rights and the UN human rights machinery. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Religion and Human Rights and has served as a UN expert.