Meet our team

The people who work for the British Asian Trust bring with them vast experience of the not-for-profit sector, business, social finance and international development, both in the UK and South Asia.

Global Senior Management Team

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  • Chief Executive

    Richard Hawkes

    Chief Executive Richard Hawkes
  • Pakistan Director

    Kamyla Marvi

    Kamyla
  • Executive Director

    Hitan Mehta OBE

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  • Chief Operating Officer

    Geetha Rabindrakumar

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  • Executive Director (India)

    Bharath Visweswariah

    Bharath Visweswariah
  • Director, Strategic Partnerships & Investments

    Eshrat Waris

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COO Team

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  • Chief Operating Officer

    Geetha Rabindrakumar

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  • Head of HR

    Sarah Dey

    Sarah Dey
  • Social Finance Manager

    Sanjana Haribhakti

    Sanjana Harib

Central Programmes Team

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  • Programmes Manager

    Sadia Chowdhury

    Sadia Chowdhury
  • Head of Impact and Practice

    Helen Frost

    Helen Frost

UK Philanthropy Team

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  • Chief Executive

    Richard Hawkes

    Chief Executive Richard Hawkes
  • Executive Director

    Hitan Mehta OBE

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  • Fundraising Manager (Philanthropy)

    Gurbani Chandhock

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  • Fundraising Assistant

    Beth Fotheringham

    Beth Fotheringham
  • Head of Fundraising (Elephant Family)

    Hilary Thomas

    Hilary
  • Fundraising Manager (Elephant Family)

    Topaz Reid

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  • Senior Programme Fundraising Manager (Trust and Foundations)

    Jess Rice

    Jess Rice
  • Database Manager

    Megan Stannard

    Megan Stannard

UK Events Team

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  • Head of Events and Supporter Relations

    Nina Pirani

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  • Senior Events Manager

    Camille Boukhaled

    Camille Boukhaled
  • Events Manager (Elephant Family)

    Emily Moon

    Emily Moon
  • Event Operations Manager

    Yasmin Sahota

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UK Programme Fundraising Team

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  • Programme Funding Officer

    Anahita Aman

    Anahita
  • Senior Programme Fundraising Manager

    Palak Bhatt

    Palak Bhatt
  • Senior Programme Fundraising Manager

    Siiri de Oliveira Palas

    Siiri
  • Programme Fundraising Manager

    Maha Khan

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  • Senior Programme Fundraising Manager (Trust and Foundations)

    Jess Rice

    Jess Rice