Rahul works independently helping firms build out their businesses. He was previously the Partner who headed Investor Relations and Business Development for the TCI Platform where he worked and built The Children's Investment Fund, Parvus, TCI New Horizon, KDA Capital and Algebris Investments (2005-2009).
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Prior to TCI, Rahul worked as the Head of International Institutional Clients at UBP London (2004-2005) and as the Head of Client Service at TT International (1998-2004). Prior to working in finance, Rahul was an academic and studied in the UK, USA, Russia and Japan. As well as serving on the Development Board of British Exploring Society, in the UK Rahul is a Trustee of Whizz-Kidz, a Patron of The Mulberry Bush Organisation, The Triangle Playground and The British Olympic Association as well as an being an iDiscover Ambassador; In California he is Chair of the Board of Scientific Adventures for Girls in California.
Arabella Connell grew up in the Andalusia region of Spain where her parents ran their own walking tours company. She worked in the travel industry in London, has been on Expeditions to the poles and now lives in Perthshire with her husband and two children.
Carlotta’s commercial background is in sports marketing and sponsorship. She has worked in senior positions on several sides of the industry; rights holder (LTA, Commercial Director), brand (O2, Head of Sports Sponsorship) and agency (IMG, Commercial Manager). This multi-faceted aspect of her career gives her a unique perspective of the sports and sponsorship industry.
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During her time in sponsorship, Carlotta has led the negotiations on over £30 million of sponsorship and media deals; including with Arsenal, The Times and the RFU. She has also developed successful commercial strategies for rights holders such as the Irish FA and the LTA and has led award-winning campaigns at O2.
Duncan is Chief Executive and a founding member of the Avelios team. Duncan has significant experience working at board level across both the charitable and commercial sectors and is the former Chief Executive of The Jubilee Sailing Trust, where he led the charity’s international expansion and worked with prominent philanthropists and corporate partners to establish high-impact programmes of work.
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Prior to this, Duncan was Global Sales Director of ManpowerGroup, a Fortune 500 business services firm, where he led on a complex transformation to improve the management of key accounts across 86 countries. Duncan has a BSc (First Class) from University College London, is a Trustee of the Voces8 Foundation (a charity that inspires young people through music) and a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights.
Stuart works for the British Olympic Association, fundraising from private individuals to support Team GB compete at the Olympic and Olympic Winter Games. He has worked in fundraising for over 13 years for Whizz-Kidz and Breast Cancer Care across a range of fundraising practices including Corporate Engagement, Regional and Major Gifts.
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He is a passionate believer in equal opportunity for all young people and a huge advocate of British Exploring Society’s work in providing these life altering experiences that can broaden horizons and raise aspirations.
Tim is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Cambridge Management Consulting. Tim is also the Chairman of Lightning Fibre in the UK, Co-Founder and Non-Executive Director of sustainability consultancy edenseven and a William Pitt Fellow of Pembroke College, University of Cambridge. In April 2025, Tim was appointed as the Chair of our Board of Trustees.
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Tim is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Cambridge Management Consulting. Tim is also the Chairman of Lightning Fibre in the UK, Co-Founder and Non-Executive Director of sustainability consultancy edenseven and a William Pitt Fellow of Pembroke College, University of Cambridge. Tim also Chairs a thinktank called The Intelligent Network (TIN) which is attended by CxOs from many of the world’s largest telecommunications, cloud, and content providers. Tim is a Global Ambassador for Telecoms Sans Frontieres (TSF), a charity that provides first-in communications for global disaster relief, and he is the Chairman, Trustee, and a Patron of British Exploring Society.