Jolyon Maugham, Chair
Jolyon has been Chair of the Fatherhood Institute since September 2008. He was Chair of Gingerbread from December 2006 to May 2007, when he spearheaded the merger between that organisation and One Parent Families, and now serves as Vice-Chair on the board of the new merged charity. He has been a practising barrister specialising in revenue law since 1997. He is the author of several books and has written a radio play broadcast on BBC Radio 4. He is married with two young daughters and lives in central London.

James Spackman
James works in the publishing industry as Sales and Marketing Director for John Murray and Sceptre. Prior to this, James spent many years at Bloomsbury Publishing in both Marketing and Sales roles. His particular areas of interest are online social networks and market research.

Mark Bunting
Mark is Head of Strategy for BBC Global News, responsible for strategy for all the BBC’s international news services – BBC World Service, BBC World News, and the BBC’s online and mobile sites in English and 32 other languages. Formerly a Principal in Ofcom’s Strategy team, Mark has worked in broadcasting and communications strategy for six years; prior to that he ran Infonic, an online research and communications consultancy, between 2000-2003. He began his career in market research, working for MORI and then Opinion Leader Research between 1994-2000.

Carolyn Unsted
Carolyn is a head teacher and former Deputy Director of Children’s Services in London Borough of Bexley with responsibility for Schools and Educational Achievement. Previously she was the Assistant Director for Standards and Achievement in the London Borough of Lewisham. As a School Improvement Partner she has worked with and challenged schools to improve, so she has a strong focus on raising standards and improving the quality of education for all children and young people from 0 – 19. She was a headteacher and senior manager in comprehensive, selective and non-selective schools and an Ofsted Inspector for English, Media and Special Educational Needs from 1998 – 2002. At the DfES (now DCSF) Carolyn was policy leader for parents and their involvement in children’s learning, developing a strategic national vision around the engagement of parents and communities in partnerships with schools. She has been on the Board of Trustees for the Fatherhood Institute since 2004.

Charlotte Vere
Charlotte is the Founder of Women On …, an independent, non-partisan campaign group which aims to transform the debate around women. She was previously Finance Director of the successful NO to AV campaign in the referendum on AV in May 2011, and stood for the Conservative Party in the 2010 General Election in Brighton Pavilion. Prior to becoming involved in politics, Charlotte was the CEO of Big White Wall, a socially responsible business spearheading the provision of mental health therapies online. Charlotte has an MBA from the J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, a top US business school, and a BSc in Biochemical Engineering from UCL.

Adam Lent
Adam joined the Board in 2010.  He is director of programmes at the Royal Society of Arts and an Associate Fellow of the IPPR. Previously he was Head of Economics and Social Affairs at the Trades Union Congress, where he led on a wide range of policy issues including taxation, pensions, welfare, working time and climate change amongst many others.  Prior to working at the TUC, he was Research Director for the Power Inquiry – the Rowntree Trusts’ centenary project investigating political engagement.  He has also worked as a freelance researcher and as a university lecturer.  He writes widely on many policy areas and regularly appears on radio and television.  He lives in North London.

Martin Field
Martin Field is UK Director of Fundraising at Barnardo’s. He joined the Board in 2010. [Update to come.]