Our Board of Trustees is elected by the Annual Membership Meeting.

The Board is responsible for determining our strategy and policy as well as supervising our activities and trustees voluntarily provide their time to support our work. Their key responsibilities include strategic direction, performance delivery and assurance (financial & risk). 

No trustee may be in position for more than nine years.

  • Mike Millward

    Mike Millward

    Chair of Trustees

    Mike Millward’s career has spanned corporate security, fraud investigations, business intelligence and crisis response. His most recent role was that of founder and Managing Director of the business intelligence company MRC Global Risk where he advised clients entering new markets on how to mitigate and manage regulatory, operational and reputational risk. 

    He was previously a Managing Director at Kroll Associates advising clients on regulatory compliance and due diligence and, before joining Kroll, held a similar role at the US risk consultancy Corporate Risk International. Prior to his advisory roles, Mike was head of security and investigations at Merrill Lynch, responsible for corporate security, fraud investigations, due diligence and crisis response, having previously held a similar role at Mercury Communications. 

    Before entering the corporate sector, Mike served 12 years in the Royal Air Force in a number of investigative roles. In 2017, he was invited to join the Board of Hostage International where he is Hon Secretary responsible for the charity’s governance framework and contributes to the charity’s core activities. 

    Mike joined the Transparency International UK Board in November 2023.

  • Hilda Cheong

    Hilda Cheong

    Trustee and Treasurer

    Hilda Cheong is Ethics and Compliance Director at The Crown Estate where she is responsible for developing and implementing its compliance programme, providing guidance on ethical matters and fostering a culture of integrity across the organisation. Prior to this she was a Director in EY (Ernst & Young LLP) where she advised clients on financial crime compliance and internal investigations with a focus on bribery & corruption in the Financial Services sector in UK and Europe. 

    Hilda was a Governor with the City of London Academy Trust (Southwark Hub) from 2015 to 2024, having held roles in the Finance Committee as well as Chair and Vice-Chair. This provided her with insights on voluntary sector governance, strategy, performance monitoring and assurance. 

    Hilda joined the Transparency International UK Board in 2024.

    Hilda is Chair of the Finance, Risk and Audit Committee / Treasurer.

  • Elizabeth David-Barrett

    Professor Liz David-Barrett

    Trustee

    Liz David-Barrett is Professor of Governance and Integrity at the University of Sussex and Director of the Centre for the Study of Corruption. Her research focuses on corruption risks at the interface of business and government, including in state capture, public procurement and bribery in international business – and on approaches to countering these risks, including transnational governance networks in law enforcement and investigative journalism. Recent co-edited books include the Dictionary of Corruption (2023) and Understanding Corruption: How Corruption Works in Practice (2022). 

    Liz engages widely with anti-corruption practitioners globally, in international organisations, governments, the private sector and NGOs; she is also a Senior Advisor at Spotlight on Corruption. In 2022-23, she took leave from Sussex to head the Global Programme on Measuring Corruption at the International Anti-Corruption Academy. Before becoming an academic, Liz worked as a journalist in the Balkans for The Economist and Financial Times. 

    Liz joined the Transparency International UK board in November 2024.

  • Cat Evans

    Cat Evans

    Trustee

    Cat Evans is Director of European Operations and African Outreach at Independent Diplomat. She has extensive diplomatic experience gained from a UK government career specialising in conflict affected and fragile countries working on a range of political, security, development and humanitarian issues. 

    Cat was the British Ambassador to Mali and Non-Resident Ambassador to Niger (2018-2020) where she oversaw the expansion of UK engagement in the Sahel and was a member of the International Mediation for the 2015 Algiers Peace Agreement. She has also led various crisis management responses in the field, including the evacuation of UK nationals from Libya.

    Cat joined the Transparency International UK Board in October 2022.

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    James Ford

    Trustee

    James Ford is a Senior Associate at Mayer Brown International LLP. James advises corporates and financial institutions on anti-corruption, economic sanctions, export controls, human rights and money laundering in the context of investigations, complex transactions and compliance programme development and testing. 

    His experience includes in-house roles in four different sectors. He has been seconded to: the sanctions team of a European-headquartered bank; the group legal team of a European-headquartered mining company; the group export controls team of a major defence company; the disputes team of a major international bank; and the bribery and corruption team of a global oil and gas company. James helped establish and leads the Transparency International Professional Supporters (TIPS) Network, a volunteer initiative of professionals, academics and students aimed at supporting Transparency International’s advocacy and outreach efforts.

    James joined the Transparency International UK Board in January 2022.

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    Dominic Martin

    Trustee

    Dominic spent twenty-seven years in the UK Diplomatic Service (1987-2014). His roles included: UK Ambassador to the OECD (2008-2011), where he was involved in the development of the 2010 UK Bribery Act; Director, Prosperity at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (2011-2012), where he was in charge of Economic and Commercial Diplomacy; and Director at the Cabinet Office (2012-2014) responsible for the UK's Presidency of the G8 on 2013, which focussed on issues of transparency. 

    During the course of his diplomatic career, Dominic also served in UK missions in Buenos Aires, New Delhi and Washington DC. From 2014 to April 2024, Dominic worked for Equinor (formerly Statoil), most recently as a senior advisor for energy policy and regulation. He is co-author of the Peterson Institute Policy Brief 'Corruption Risks Loom Large over Financing of Green Infrastructure' (September 2022). 

    Dominic stepped down as a trustee in October 2023 when he was selected as Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for East Hampshire. He rejoined the board in September 2024.

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    Valerie Monk

    Trustee

    Valerie Monk is Risk and Compliance Director at Montagu FPP helping European and global SMEs to build maturity in their risk and compliance programmes across healthcare, financial sector services, education, critical data and digital infrastructure sectors.

    She is passionate about transparency in public life and understanding how this can be achieved through practical and achievable standards, processes and technologies. She volunteered for Transparency International UK in 2020 as a strategic consultant, where she directed the process for the creation of the current 10 year strategy for the organisation.

    Valerie joined the Transparency International UK Board in January 2022.

  • Eddie Rich

    Eddie Rich

    Trustee

    Eddie Rich is Chief Executive Officer of the International Hydropower Association (IHA) which is the global voice for sustainable hydropower. He has worked on the role of corporates in international development for over 20 years. Prior to IHA, he was deputy head of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) since the international secretariat was established in 2007, including a period as its executive director. His responsibilities included leading on EITI implementation globally and overseeing the organisation’s finance, human resources and communications functions, as well as the organisation of its triennial global conference. 

    His prior experience included working as the UK Government Department for International Development (DFID)’s representative to Angola and deputy head in Kenya, and as head of DFID's corporate social responsibility team. 

    Eddie joined the Transparency International UK Board in 2019.

  • Xenia Wickett

    Xenia Wickett

    Trustee

    Xenia Wickett is Director of Wickett Advisory, an advisory and executive coaching business that draws upon geopolitical, strategy and management experience to help organizations and individuals realize their potential. She also serves on the faculty of the Chatham House Academy for Leadership and on the executive board of The Pilgrims UK. Prior to Wickett Advisory, Xenia was the Vice President of Political Analysis and Integrity Due Diligence at Equinor. 

    Previously, Xenia held positions as the executive director of the PeaceNexus Foundation and director of the project on India and the Subcontinent and executive director for research at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center. She has worked in the US government, academia and non-profit worlds covering US foreign policy, America’s role in the world, and geopolitics in South Asia.

    Xenia joined the Transparency International UK Board in October 2022.

  • Anne Zaki

    Anne Zaki

    Trustee

    Anne Zaki is the Head of Social Impact at Bolt. She was previously the Human Rights Policy Manager with Meta Platforms (formerly named Facebook) where her focus was understanding the rights risks associated with the use of Meta’s platforms in North and Southern Africa and working to mitigate those. 

    Her areas of specialism highlight the protection and impact of conflict on civilians. She has positively contributed to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the workplace and continues to prioritise this aspect of organisational development. Her career has exposed her to a range of humanitarian situations that intersect with broader societal and social issues. 

    Anne joined the Transparency International UK Board in October 2022.

Independent Members Finance, Risk & Audit Committee

  • Kwaku Osafo

    Kwaku Osafo

    Independent Member

    Kwaku Osafo currently leads the Economic Crime Prevention team and is the Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) for the Insurance, Pensions, and Investments division within Lloyds Banking Group. He has over 20 years’ experience within financial services, involving strategic oversight, risk and controls and Profit and Loss management. 

    He was seconded to Transparency International UK in 2020 for a period of 5 months as a member of the Advisory panel for Business Integrity. Kwaku has an Executive MBA from the Cass Business School and studied Economics and Management studies at Cardiff University. He is also a Board Member and Trustee for a Christian charity, providing governance and financial oversight. He joined the FRAC Committee in February 2021 as an Independent Member.

  • Patrick Sherrington

    Patrick Sherrington

    Independent Member

    Patrick Sherrington is a Director at KPMG LLP where he focuses on corporate audit in aerospace & defence, telecommunications, consumer goods & retail and the transportation sectors. He has extensive financial reporting expertise in the UK and internationally. He has been a trustee and director of the Unicorn Theatre (registered charity) since 2022 where he is also Chair of their Finance & Risk Committee. They are the largest children’s theatre in the UK. He studied Mechanical Engineering and is a Chartered Accountant. He joined the FRAC in February 2025 as an Independent Member.

Governance Framework

The Governance Framework outlines how the Board operates and includes the terms of reference for each committee, together with the Advisory Council and Ethics Advisory Panel.

Apply to be a Trustee

Transparency International UK is always interested in hearing from those who may wish to join our Board as a Trustee. If you are interested in applying, and would like details of the application process, please contact us.

We are keen to maintain a diverse board, and welcome applications from individuals from any background.