Our People

Rank has a small team who spend their time building strong relationships and working alongside the Network. Rank’s team is supported by an active board of trustees and leaders from our Network all of whom offer their time and expertise to help our decision making.

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Fellows Leadership Team

Taylor Lawrence

Fellow, Class of 2013

Since graduating from the University of Exeter in 2018, I joined WPP on their Health Fellowship, where I worked as a Research Associate at the Chief Medical Office and later as an Associate Management Consultant in Medical Consulting. Currently, I am a Senior Consultant at ZPB Associates.

I completed my CAP placements at Ykids, Liverpool, and The Children’s Centre, Isle of Man. During my time with the Fellows Leadership Team, I hope to ease the transition of School Leadership Award holders into the Fellowship, maintain connections for their first few years in the Fellowship, and help them see the benefits of staying in touch.

Tina Taylor

Business Insider's #1 Female Founder of Colour in Europe to Watch

Christina is mum to two young children, an award-winning entrepreneur and choreographer.

She is the founder of Aim Sky High, a dance school that aims to socially mobilise children through the arts. Her talent agency Aim Sky High Talent has supplied talent for the likes of M&S, John Lewis, Google and artists such as Justin Bieber, Stormzy and Giggs. They also worked on the UEFA Women’s Euros 2022, where her talent, Mary Earps, England #1 Goalkeeper, became champion of Europe.

William Wyatt

Chair

I joined The Rank Foundation as a Trustee in 2015 and was appointed Chair following the AGM on 4 June 2024. I started my professional career as a banker at Close Brothers Corporate Finance after a brief commission in the British Army. I spent the majority of my career at Caledonia Investments plc, where I was CEO for 12 years. I am currently a non-executive Director of Caledonia, The Jockey Club, REI Plc, and Cobehold NV.

My interests revolve around my family of four children, my farming interests, and sports, particularly horse racing, cricket, skiing, and cheering on Leicester Tigers Rugby Club.

I have been involved with various charities in the past few years, raising funds for Junior Diabetes Research Foundation, Racing Welfare, Pancreatic Cancer UK, Walking with the Wounded, and The Wheeley Boat Trust. I am particularly interested in and proud of The Rank Foundation’s Place Based Projects.

I am honoured to have taken over as Chair of The Rank Foundation. My predecessor oversaw a period of great innovation, and we are fortunate to have a truly inspirational management team who are constantly pushing the boundaries of what is achievable in this sector. The requirement for funding and Rank’s enterprising style of provision has never been greater. We will strive to continue to provide the support and to reach as many deserving charities and users as is possible in the future.

Zara Todd

Co-founder of the European Network on Independent Living

Zara Todd is a Scotland-based freelance trainer, facilitator, and researcher originally from London. As a disabled person she has been a passionate disability rights activist since age 10. She co-founded the European Network on Independent Living’s youth network, now with over 600 members in 42 countries. Zara’s work was featured in The Guardian in 2017, and she completed a Winston Churchill Memorial Trust fellowship on disability and leadership. She co-authored ACEVO’s 2021 Hidden Leaders report and focuses on making organisations more accessible and inclusive, particularly through participatory grant-giving with lived experience leaders.