Director of Assest Management and Investment

Our founder, Joseph Rowntree was a visionary Quaker businessman and social reformer. He built New Earswick, a village in York, for people on low incomes, including staff who worked in his factory, giving them access to decent homes at affordable rents. He was committed to understanding the causes of poverty and disadvantage in order to create a better society. His son, Seebohm Rowntree, was a pioneering social researcher who undertook one of the country’s first investigations into the causes and impact of poverty.

Our work and that of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation continues to be driven by Joseph Rowntree’s vision.