Alumni Advisory Board

Following graduation, I worked in local government for 39 years, starting as a Trainee in Preston and ending with 12 years as the Chief Executive at Hinckley and Bosworth, which I led to an ‘Excellent’ rating by the Audit Commission. For six months in 2015, I combined that role with that of Interim Director for the District Councils’ Network, representing all 201 District Councils in England. Now (semi) retired, I am the Independent Chair of the Derby and Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Partnership and of two Health Joint Ventures in Leicestershire. I have independent roles on the Ethics Committees of Coventry City and Birmingham City Councils and undertake management consultancy from my own company. I am married to Jennifer and have two grown-up sons and five grandchildren.

What do you do with a degree in Philosophy & Theology? Today, I am the Chief Privacy Officer at Refinitiv and President of Women in Banking & Finance, and those studies and dialogues so many years ago are more relevant today than ever, as my role involves considering the impacts of artificial intelligence, ethics and data, culture, diversity & inclusion, governance and a whole host of “big questions”. I started that journey after Pembroke by taking up the mantle of the law, and joined a number of Pembroke colleagues on the law conversion course and qualification, and then to private practice in the City. I then moved to Citibank for 17 years, as an in-house lawyer, and broadening my role to include privacy advocacy, championing gender equality and the ethics of innovation. Being “grounded” with Covid-19 has given me the opportunity to spend more time with my family, pets, in the garden and to take up more regular running again. I am delighted to be a member of the Alumni Advisory Board and to have the opportunity to help support Pembroke’s journey as a college and community.

Pursued a career in Human Resources. Initially working in food manufacturing, her career in HR then progressed in professional services in property and consulting ( Accenture). In 2002, she left the safety of a big firm to set up her own boutique HR consultancy. Orion Partners has flourished over the last 17 years, delivering for a broad spectrum of clients in both the public and private sector. She also works as an Executive coach and lectures at Henley Business School on HR management. She is married with two young daughters and lives in South Oxfordshire.

Currently a Management Consultant at KPMG, advising clients on Customer Experience transformation and Technology. At the weekend he is a volunteer counsellor with Childline.

Kenny currently works in advertising at AMV BBDO and has previously worked for WPP, Wunderman Thompson and HEC Paris. From her role as a school governor, as well as work with Teach First and Schools Plus over the years, Kenny is passionate about equal access to education and is interested in increasing alumni involvement in Pembroke's access initiatives. She is the youngest board member in the Watford Palace Theatre's 112-year history and she is a frequent theatre-goer and cinephile.

Upon leaving Pembroke, Tristan embarked on a career in real estate private equity and went on to gain an MBA from Harvard Business School. He now runs the European arm of ARK Capital Advisors. Tristan lives in London with his wife and two children and is in regular contact with many Pembroke alum.

Born and went to school in Guernsey. Career in Intellectual Property; Chartered Patent and Trade Mark Attorney, and European Patent Attorney. Partner in Carpmaels & Ransford for 30 years, retired in 2014 after being Managing Partner and Senior Partner. Currently on the Board of IPReg, the independent regulator for the IP professions. Married to Anne in 1976. Both active in our local church in Beckenham. Main interests are family, sport (active in hockey and cricket, and happy to watch any sport), and music.

Currently works for a small mid-market private equity fund and sits on the board of several businesses. His focus is on turnaround investments and traditional sectors. Has been involved in alumni activities since 2017 and is interested in how the college can help recent graduates.

Started career in Investment Banking at Merrill Lynch and Investment Management at Goldman Sachs; before co-founding ARCH Education and ARCH Community Outreach in Hong Kong. Her expertise spans across curriculum development of skills programs for youth, education advisory to teenagers, and school consultancy. As the recently appointed Chief Strategy Officer of Chow Tai Fook Education Group, Jennifer is responsible for key business development projects and is involved in the operations of a network of schools and kindergartens in Hong Kong and Greater China Region.

I  am thrilled to be on the Alumni Advisory Board having always been supportive of Pembroke and I look forward to serving the alumni community. Post graduation, I worked in Oxford for the Church of England, then qualified as a teacher in Leeds, before working in Hertfordshire in the maintained and independent sectors. With a young family, I moved into hotel management and was a NED in the Probation Service. Since 2010, I have taught English on the front line (!) in an Outstanding Academy having over thirty years experience of successful Oxbridge students. I lead on our most able students, champion staff wellbeing, and am a NEU workplace representative. I am a Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching and of the Royal Society of Arts. Having been in Chapel Choir and Netball Club, I am interested in Pembroke's musical and sporting legacies also. Outside of education, I broadcast with the BBC from 2013-2020. I am a Family Lay member of UCLH Organ Donor Committee and an Ambassador for Innovation for The National Brain Appeal.

Mike is the Pembroke Alumni Ambassador for Queensland and is delighted to join the Alumni Ambassador Board bringing a perspective from Australia and New Zealand.

He emigrated from the UK to Wellington in 1993 and onto Brisbane in 2010 where he lives with his wife Fiona. The couple have two adult daughters. 

Mike's career has been in management and finance with early stints with PwC and NatWest before working with SMEs. He runs a boutique M&A firm and serves as a Director for an NFP in the community housing sector.

He gained an MBA from Massey University and is currently studying part time for a PhD at University of Southern Queensland.  

Pembroke is in Emma’s blood. She is a third generation Pembroke alumni and it is all she has ever known. She is passionate about the college and will bring fresh ideas to the AAB, not only in regards to fundraising, but also on how to create a stronger affiliation from alumni to the college. Since graduating from Pembroke Emma qualified as an accountant at EY. She moved into their management consultancy practice, which equipped her to work at Jazz Fm in their business development practice.  She launched the Jazz Fm awards which over a decade later is a firm staple in the music industry awards calendar. More recently, Emma has moved into property where she works in the family office doing property development. 

Emma is an active Ambassador in South West London and beyond, re-engaging with the late 1990s/early 2000s cohort, which already has developed a cohesive network. She intends to make a continued contribution via a variety of engagement events in coming years, as well as contribute to the strategic work of the AAB.

I still look back at my 3 years at Pembroke as amongst my happiest, I maintain close friendships and regular contact with dozens of fellow alums from various matriculating years, and I now have the time to further build the bridges between alumni and the College. Shortly after graduating, I emigrated to the U.S. to marry an American I met while traveling there. I had a successful career in insurance, moving up to various executive and CEO roles, and decided to retire in 2022 after negotiating the sale of my last employer to a larger insurer. I now sit on the boards of 2 software companies. My wife and I reside in Pennsylvania, a little outside of Philadelphia. 

 I have strong interpersonal/communication skills and enjoy building new relationships; skills I hope to use to the benefit of Alumni Relations for Pembroke.

I matriculated at Pembroke as a Graduate Student having already had over 15 years of Investment Banking Experience across Australia, North America and Asia.  The motivation for reading Major Programme Management at Pembroke was as a pre-cursor to the eventual establishment and launch of an Investment Firm in 2019. Since graduation, I have worked as a Partner and Chief Investment Officer of the Marshall Precious Metals Fund (a Hong Kong regulated Hedge Fund operating a global precious metals equities strategy). Since COVID-19, I spend the majority of my time across both Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur (where my wife and kids are based).  

I have thoroughly enjoyed my role as an Ambassador in Malaysia, which I will continue alongside contributing to the AAB. I am confident that our work in aggregating and sharing differing perspectives from Alumni in the Far East will lead to a richer and broader discussion around Alumni matters.

After her time as a Visiting Student at Pembroke, Christina went on to pursue a Masters degree in International Political Economy from the London School of Economics and obtained a Law degree from Northwestern University in the United States. She began her career in private practice as an Associate at Allen and Overy LLP in London and eventually moved to practicing Law in-house at various financial and technology companies, including Prudential and Affirm. Most recently, Christina joined MANTL, an enterprise software company for banks and other financial institutions, as Chief Operating Officer.

In her spare time, Christina enjoys skiing and hiking in the mountains near her home in Seattle, seeking out the perfect cup of coffee, and trying to keep up with her two young children.

Since graduating from Pembroke in 2022, I have completed the Postgraduate Diploma in Law, the Solicitors’ Qualifying Examination, and am now working as a trainee solicitor at Clifford Chance. Although I currently live in London, I have established global connections in both Italy and Hungary, being a dual citizen with Hungarian as my mother tongue, and a fluent Italian speaker with experience of working/studying in Italy.

I have an ongoing commitment to Pembroke and truly appreciate the value of maintaining and expanding Alumni relationships; so, I am particularly eager to contribute to the AAB’s global work in this area. I was very active in the Pembroke community, serving on the JCR committee, as a subject representative, and as a college ambassador. I then worked at the Lodge as a part-time Porter whilst studying my Postgraduate Diploma. I am particularly committed to developing strategies by which we can better engage with younger Alumni, so as to build stronger relationships with Alumni from an earlier stage.