Our Story

Dr. Howard Haughton is a distinguished scholar and professional with expertise in finance, technology, mathematics, and equity, diversity, and inclusion. He holds a PhD in Mathematical Computer Science from Wolverhampton University and advanced finance qualifications from the Universities of York and Oxford. Dr. Haughton has held key positions at Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, Dresdner Bank, and JP Morgan, as well as major financial institutions in the Caribbean.

As a Senior Visiting Research Fellow at King’s College London, his research focuses on computational finance, AI-driven financial modelling, and risk analysis. He has developed an AI/ML policy framework promoting ethical and inclusive practices across various UK sectors. Dr. Haughton advises governments and financial institutions on corporate governance, ethics, treasury management, risk management, capital markets solutions, and sustainable economic development.

Ann Mroz is the former editor of the Tes (Times Educational Supplement) and Times Higher Education. She is a trustee of the Reach Foundation, Lift Schools and the Institute for Research in Schools. She is a non-executive director of ICMP (Institute of Contemporary Music Performance) and is on the advisory board of the Children’s Commissioner, the Sutton Trust and Princeton University Press (Europe).

She was awarded an MBE for services to education in the 2021 New year’s Honours List.

Justin Dillon is professor of science and environmental education in the Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Education at University College London. He is Guest Professor at Zhejiang University, China and was the 2024 CJ Koh Professor in Education, at the National Institute for Education, Singapore. Justin taught science in London schools for 10 years before joining King’s College London in 1989.

He is President of the National Association for Environmental Education, Chair of trustees at the Exeter Science Centre and a trustee of the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom. In 2023, Justin was presented with a Mariano Gago lifetime achievement award by Ecsite, the European association for science and discovery centres, for his commitment to science engagement.

He edits the journal, Studies in Science Education and is Associate Editor of Environmental Education Research.

After a physics degree and research at the University of Chicago, Becky taught physics and supported school students to work with the UK Space Agency, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd and NASA putting a payload in space. She developed research projects with CERN, the Wellcome Trust, research institutes and universities.

She founded the Institute for Research in Schools in 2015 to scale this approach across the county. She still teaches physics and now runs Project Earth. Supported by a phenomenal group of expert advisors it is empowering young people to have a genuine impact on their future.

Becky was awarded an MBE in 2008 and Honorary Fellowship of the Institute of Physics in 2014. She is Visiting Professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy at Queen Mary, University of London. In the summer of 2016, she was awarded the Kavli Education Medal from the Royal Society.