Our management team

Fiona’s early career was in investment banking and private equity before becoming CEO of three high-growth organisations. She developed and sold these, creating both economic and social value. Fiona joined Barts Charity from Social Finance, an FCA regulated impact investing organisation, where she was Director and COO.

As CEO, Fiona is responsible for ensuring that the charity balances risk, liquidity and return in the management of its endowment to achieve its target return. Working closely with key stakeholders, trustees and the senior management team, Fiona is responsible for delivering on the charity’s vision, mission and strategic objectives.

Fiona is Chair of Baronsmead Venture Trust plc, Chair Lifting Limits and Trustee of John Lyons Foundation.

As COO Fiona supports the Chief Executive in managing the charity’s activities, and has particular responsibility for team and culture, legal and governance matters, and risk management.

Fiona was formerly a charity lawyer both in a London law firm and in-house at the British Red Cross. Fiona is a trustee of the London Community Foundation and External Adviser to the Appointments Panel of the Royal College of Nursing Foundation.

Prabhakar oversees the Finance and Resources Functions at Barts Charity. Prabhakar joined us from St Luke’s Hospice (Harrow & Brent) where he was the Director responsible for Finance, Facilities, and the Retail Business.

Prior to that, Prabhakar spent 20 years at Standard Chartered Bank in various roles including Treasury and Capital Markets before moving into the charity sector in 2018. At Standard Chartered Bank, Prabhakar was on the Managing Committee of ‘Seeing is Believing’, a charity with the mission to treat avoidable blindness and visual impairment. Prabhakar is also the Treasurer of Glaucoma UK, which is a charity aimed at helping people with Glaucoma.

Victoria oversees all of Barts Charity’s grant funding. She joined us from the Wellcome Trust, where Victoria was Head of Science Strategy Delivery and led the development, delivery and review of Wellcome’s science strategy. Before joining Wellcome in 2012, Victoria spent a year at Central and East London NIHR Comprehensive Local Research Network and was previously Head of Research at Diabetes UK.

Prior to working in grant strategy and management, Victoria undertook a PhD in biochemistry focused on cellular signalling pathways. Victoria is currently Chair of Trustee Board for Guts UK.

Ilia has been a major gifts fundraiser with the charity since 2008 and has many years experience of raising funds from trusts and foundations, individual donors and corporates. Ilia has also worked on a number of major appeal campaigns. Before joining the charity, Ilia worked in TV production.