14 Sep 2020
Dawid Konotey-Ahulu appointed trustee at Centre for Ageing Better
He will take up the position from mid-September and will work with us to on our mission to create a society in which everyone enjoys later life.
Dawid started his career as a barrister of Lincoln’s Inn, before spending sixteen years in investment banking and then leaving to co-found Redington, a City firm advising large institutional pension funds and insurance companies. He also co-founded mallowstreet, a conferencing and blogging platform for the pensions industry.
The Centre for Ageing Better has appointed Dawid Konotey-Ahulu as a new Trustee. He will take up the position from mid-September and will work with us to on our mission to create a society in which everyone enjoys later life.
Dawid has extensive experience in leadership and governor roles, successfully founding and running multiple businesses in the financial sector and holding senior positions on various boards and councils.
Dawid is a governor of the University of Hertfordshire, a Trustee of the Chineke! Orchestra and is on the Global Advisory Council of Tobacco Free Portfolios. He is also a Governor of the Pensions Policy Institute and is on the Advisory Council of the Diversity Project. He is a Member of the Court of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
He created Spellbound, a course to teach disadvantaged young people the art of public speaking and he runs it in schools, universities and in Swaleside Prison. In 2018 he was named Black British Entrepreneur of the Year.
Most recently, Dawid co-founded #talkaboutblack, an industry-wide initiative, with the aim of increasing the representation of Black people in business. Talkaboutblack was a direct response to the industry’s systemic failure to address the specific challenges faced by Black people. He is a frequent blogger and commentator on innovation, pensions, savings, race issues and healthcare, and he is currently involved in helping to build a specialist heart hospital in Ghana.
In the five years since the Centre for Ageing Better was founded, it has established itself as a credible evidence-based change organisation. It has influenced policy and practice across its priorities of homes, health, work and communities as well as shaping the national debate on ageing. As it looks to have a significant and lasting impact on the lives of those approaching later life and at risk of missing out on a good later life, the organisation is bringing diverse skills and experience to add to those of existing Board members.
Dawid Konotey-Ahulu said:
“I am delighted the be joining the Centre for Ageing Better in the role of Trustee, as I am passionate about creating a better society for people in later life through bold innovation and policy change.
“I am deeply committed to improving people’s ageing experience across its many dimensions, and I believe that the Centre for Ageing Better has a huge capacity to make a real difference.
"Having worked for three decades in the financial services industry and in various leadership roles I hope to make a valuable contribution to the excellent work of the organisation.”
Anna Dixon, Chief Executive, Centre for Ageing Better said:
“I am very pleased to welcome Dawid to Ageing Better. Dawid’s experience and passion will be a real asset to our organisation. The work he has done around diversity and inclusion within business is incredibly important in creating a more equal society.
“Dawid is joining us at a great time as we look ahead to how we seek to continue to deliver on our strategic ambitions and to bring about changes to improve later lives.”
