An accomplished charity leader with over eleven years’ experience spanning service design, project leadership and operations management in a range of non-profit sectors, Aimée joins FT FLIC from her previous role as the Programme Director at Britain’s oldest economics-focused charitable think-tank.

Leyla Boulton is the FT liaison for FLIC, commissioning FT journalism and events to support FLIC’s mission. This part-time role complements her day job as development editor for FT Live and a senior editor at the Financial Times.

Chantelle joins FLIC as head of content after 12 years teaching and leading humanities departments for secondary schools in inner-city London. As an ambassador for Teach First and Teach for All, she has taken part in collaborative projects in India, Chicago, New York and Toronto.

Nikita joins us from Brain Tumour Research where she held a post in digital engagement, focussed on producing rich multimedia content in order to drive fundraising and engagement across social media. She specialises in dynamic content creation, and as a media production graduate she brings expertise of a variety of media formats and platforms, specialising in ideation, scripting, directing and sound design.

With 15 years of experience in fundraising and partnerships across Europe, Central America, and West Africa, Maria Luisa joins FT FLIC after working as Fundraising Development Manager at Save the Children. Her career spans charities focused on microcredit, poverty relief, and education, driven by a deep passion for people empowerment and tackling inequality. 

Nicole Gordon joins FT FLIC as Operations Manager, bringing over a decade of experience in project delivery, operations and creative production at purpose-driven organisations.