Governance

Siobhan Ali has been a parent at Ark Brunel for 7 years and has two children who attend the school. Siobhan has worked in Education for over 16 years and held a number of positions within both primary and secondary schools.  Siobhan is currently a Deputy Headteacher at a school in Brent.  Siobhan holds a BA (Hons) in English, Education and Employment from the University of Surrey and a PGCE in Secondary English from King’s College London.  As well as two senior leadership qualifications, National Professional Qualification for Headship and National Professional Qualification for Senior Leaders.

George works at Apple, where he manages commercial relationships with music publishers outside of the United States. He joined Apple from BMG, where he worked on strategy and investments. Before his career in entertainment, George worked in finance. He holds a BA in Philosophy, Economics and Slavic Literature from Northwestern University and an MSc Finance from the London School of Economics. George is from New York. 

Stephen has been a solicitor in private practice for many years, and is currently general counsel at a leading international law firm with a focus on the technology, media and telecoms sector. Stephen has also sat on the board of a large global listed corporation, as well as being an elected (non-executive) member of the board of two law firms. He believes passionately in the importance of education and in helping young people to achieve their full potential, and has for many years been involved in the "Lawyers in Schools" initiative, a programme run by the Citizenship Foundation that is designed to give school children the opportunity to engage in interactive discussions about their rights and responsibilities.  

Guy comes from an international development background and specialises in organisational leadership, programme delivery, policy analysis and development, and strategy and has worked for intergovernmental agencies and NGOs across the globe.  Guy is currently Deputy CEO of World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.  Formerly, he managed Ark's international Health and Child Protection Programmes globally with a main focus on supporting Ark's Zimbabwe office to spin off into an independent entity.

John has worked in various different educational roles over the last 20 years. Having worked in teacher training for more than three years, John has trained countless people to become excellent teachers and practitioners. Prior to this, he was Key Stage Lead for KS1 in a deprived area of the north, and was also responsible for ensuring the most disadvantaged pupils were well supported via pupil premium funding and ensuring other schools were supported to develop through school-to-school support.

Sarah is in her second year as a Year 6 teacher at Ark Brunel, having completed her training with ATT in 2023. Prior to this, she spent four years working in educational management and administration in a variety of settings, and two years as a tutor fellow at another school within the Ark network. She hopes to bring this range of experience from across the education sector to the role of staff governor, and, through this role, hopes to help ensure that Ark Brunel continues to support all its pupils to overcome hurdles and achieve their best.

Victoria has more than 15 years professional experience in private capital markets. Having initially qualified as a lawyer, Victoria subsequently moved into investor relations, working with managers across private equity, infrastructure and credit. She is currently a Senior Product Specialist at a global investment firm. Having experience of navigating the school system through the lens of special educational needs, Victoria understands some of the challenges but also the importance of having the right support in place for children.

Edward is a driven and committed individual with a background in finance, investing and real estate. He graduated from Oxford University with a degree in Modern Languages and subsequently spent time working in London and New York. He has a family of 3 kids and lives between London & Portugal. Outside of work and family he enjoys all aspects of sport.