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OUR STORY

The 10,000 Interns Foundation story is one of humble origins. Acutely aware of the lack of representation in their sector, our four founders piloted a programme offering 100 Black students paid internship opportunities in Investment Management.

The impact of the programme was felt beyond the sector, and calls for expansion led us to a greater mission; to offer 10,000 internships to Black and Black heritage students and graduates across over 25 industries in the UK.

We knew our model was addressing a particular “kink in the hosepipe” and could be used to support other underrepresented groups.

Fast forward to 2023, the Foundation now runs two programmes: the 10,000 Black Interns programme, supporting Black students and graduates, and the 10,000 Able Interns programme, supporting disabled students and graduates.

We are well on our way to creating a community of 10,000 talented individuals, but we also recognise that impact doesn’t just happen at scale, and culture is made in the moments where no one is looking. So, our programmes aim to change the face of British business, whilst our insights are used to develop more inclusive practices and culture change.

OUR NUMBERS

By the end of Summer 2023 we will have created almost 5,000 internships in just 3 years and provided training opportunities to over 25,000 applicants, here’s how:

OUR PROGRAMMES

The 10,000 Interns Foundation champions underrepresented talent and promotes equity of opportunity. We run two programmes that help us meet our mission: The 10,000 Black Interns programme, and the 10,000 Able Interns programme, both offering students and grads paid internship opportunities across a range of UK industries.

PROGRAMMES

PROMOTING EQUITY OF OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE THE FACE OF BRITISH BUSINESS

Our partners

Our Partners help us drive change across the Foundation at a strategic level. They provide funding, access to their networks, spaces, and expertise, to ensure that the Foundation keeps delivering impact.

Our Partners help us drive change across the Foundation at a strategic level. They provide funding, access to their networks, spaces, and expertise, to ensure that the Foundation keeps delivering impact.

BECAUSE TALENT IS EVERYWHERE, BUT OPPORTUNITY IS NOT

WOL KOLADE

CO-FOUNDER AND CHAIR

WOL KOLADE

Wol is Managing Partner of private equity firm Livingbridge. He holds a number of non-executive positions including Somerset House and NHS Improvement. Wol is a former Chair of the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association and since 2017 he has been an Emeritus Governor of the London School of Economics.

MICHAEL BARRINGTON- HIBERT

CO-FOUNDER AND TRUSTEE

MICHAEL BARRINGTON- HIBERT

Michael is founder and global managing partner of Barrington Hibbert Associates based in London. After graduating from University of New York with a dual degree in Business and Strategic Leadership, Michael joined Morgan Stanley. His work has been widely acclaimed, most recently in the Financial Times EMPower Leaders List 2017.

DAWID KONOTEY-AHULU

CO-FOUNDER AND TRUSTEE

DAWID KONOTEY-AHULU

Dawid is an entrepreneur who qualified as a Barrister of Lincoln’s Inn in 1987, moving careers into investment banking in 1990. In 2006, he left Merrill Lynch and co-founded Redington (an investment consulting firm), and mallowstreet (an online platform for the pensions industry). He was named Black British Business Entrepreneur in 2018

FAYE WOODHEAD

TRUSTEE

FAYE WOODHEAD

Faye Woodhead is an experienced Talent & People executive with a working history in Financial Services and Fin tech growth environments. Faye comfortably leads HR transformations, M&A integrations, people & culture initiatives, and is a Future of Work advocate, thought leader and speaker. Faye currently leads the integrated Talent function at MSCI. DE&I has always been a core tenet of Faye’s work, and she is also the Co-Founder of the MSCI All Abilities Employee Resource Group.

STUART BREYER

TRUSTEE

STUART BREYER

Stuart is CEO of mallowstreet, the digital community and events platform for the UK institutional pensions industry. Following several years in finance in his native US, he moved to the UK to complete an MSc in Social Policy and Planning at the LSE in 2006 – and this interest in fusing the power of the commercial with the need to create positive social change is a major driver of his passion for the #10000BI initiative

JONATHAN SORRELL

CO-FOUNDER AND ADVISORY BOARD

JONATHAN SORRELL

Jonathan is President of Capstone, the global alternative asset manager. Previously, he held a variety of senior roles at Goldman Sachs and Man Group where he was President and CFO. He is a Patron of Amos Bursary and an Honorary Council Member of the NSPCC

LORD JOHN BROWNE OF MADINGLEY

ADVISORY BOARD

LORD JOHN BROWNE OF MADINGLEY

Lord John Browne was Chief Executive of the energy company BP between 1995 and 2007. He is a former President of the Royal Academy of Engineering and served on the boards of Goldman Sachs, Intel and Daimler Benz. Lord Browne is currently a crossbench member of the House of Lords.

ALBERTHA CHARLES

ADVISORY BOARD

ALBERTHA CHARLES

Albertha is a PwC Partner and leads the Financial Services Valuation business in the UK. She has been listed in the Empower Top 100 BAME executive lists for the last 4 years, was voted Financial Services Leader of the year 2017 by BBBA, recognised in Brumell’s 30 Inspirational Women in the City 2019 and in Cranfield University’s Women to Watch 2019 list.

ANNA MANN

ADVISORY BOARD

ANNA MANN

Anna Mann is the Chair of MWM and one of the founders in 2002. A psychologist by background, Anna has worked with Boards of leading businesses around the world for the last 30 years

DAME JAYNE-ANNE GADHIA DBE

ADVISORY BOARD

DAME JAYNE-ANNE GADHIA DBE

Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia DBE, FRSE is a British businesswoman. She is the Founder and Executive Chair of the start-up Snoop. Jayne-Anne was the CEO of Virgin Money from 2007 to 2018 and is considered one of the financial services industry’s most senior and best-known women

ROB KNIGHT

ADVISORY BOARD

ROB KNIGHT

Rob is the Head of Global Business Services at Barings (GBS), which provides the operating platform for the investment management and other support teams. Rob is a Non-Executive Director on the board of East London Business Alliance and is passionate about student mentoring. In 2007 she co-founded the award-winning Barings’ ‘See the Possibilities’ (#BaringsStP) student programme, which mentors college and university students in building a career in financial services

RIC LEWIS

ADVISORY BOARD

RIC LEWIS

Ric Lewis is the Founding Partner of Tristan Capital, which is a British property investment firm. He is also the Founder and Chairman of the Black Heart Foundation. He is ranked in the Powerlist 2019 as the UK’s most influential person of African or Afro-Caribbean heritage.

LORD IAN LIVINGSTON

ADVISORY BOARD

LORD IAN LIVINGSTON

Ian Livingston is the Chair of Dixons Carphone plc. He is also a member of the House of Lords, a non-executive director of S&P Global Inc and Chair of the UK Government’s Telecoms Diversification Task Force. Ian was Chair of Man Group plc from 2016 to 2019, Minister of State for Trade and Investment from 2013 to 2015 and Chief Executive Officer at BT Group plc from 2008 to 2013

BARONESS HELENA MORRISSEY

ADVISORY BOARD

BARONESS HELENA MORRISSEY

Baroness Morrissey is a British financier who was Chief Executive of Newton Investment Management for 15 years. She founded the 30% Club in 2010 to improve the gender balance of UK boards; the proportion of female directors has risen from less than 10% to 34%. There are now seventeen 30% Clubs throughout the world. Helena chairs the Diversity Project, is a trustee of the Lady Garden Foundation and Lead Non-Executive Director at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

SIR KENNETH OLISA

ADVISORY BOARD

SIR KENNETH OLISA

Sir Kenneth Olisa OBE is a businessman, philanthropist and as Her Majesty’s personal representative in Greater London, he is the first British-born black Lord-Lieutenant. He founded and led Interregnum and now leads its successor technology merchant bank, Restoration Partners. Ken Olisa is a Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists and has served and serves on several boards of commercial, philanthropic, and regulatory organisations.

LANCE UGGLA

ADVISORY BOARD

LANCE UGGLA

Lance Uggla is Founder and CEO of IHS Markit and chairman of the board of directors. Prior to founding IHS Markit, Lance spent time as the Vice Chair of TD Securities, as well as Vice Chair of CIBC World Markets. He was awarded ‘UK Entrepreneur of the Year by EY in 2012.

CHUKA UMUNNA

ADVISORY BOARD

CHUKA UMUNNA

Chuka is Managing Director and Head of EMEA ESG at JP Morgan. Before returning to the City in 2020, he was the Member of Parliament for Streatham from 2010 to 2019, during which time he served in a number of Shadow Cabinet posts leading on economic, business, trade and foreign policy, first for the Labour Party and then for the Liberal Democrats. A solicitor by profession, he has also worked as a corporate employment lawyer for international law firm Herbert Smith Freehills LLP for several years

RESOURCES

Jul 5 2023

10,000 Interns Foundation Information Deck

We aim to champion underrepresented talent by promoting equity of opportunity and offering access to paid internships across a wide range of industries, as well as world-class training and development.
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Jul 5 2023

10,000 Black Interns Information Deck

The Programme: 2000 internships per year. 35+ workstreams. 500+ companies. Started just 5 years ago
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Jul 5 2023

Introduction to 10,000 Interns Foundation

We are The 10,000 Interns Foundation, and we believe talent is everywhere but opportunity is not.
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Press Release
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10,000 ABLE INTERNS, CO-FOUNDER

SAMI DAR

“As a wheelchair user, the gap in the market for a framework to better tap into disabled talent was an obvious one. Conversations with participating organisations and our amazing interns have only affirmed this – the amount of top talent being overlooked due to institutional barriers is staggering”.