Alumni Leadership Board

Stephanie is a Global Leadership Fellow and Practice Lead in the World Economic Forum’s Strategic Intelligence team. She holds a BA in Biological Sciences from the University of Oxford and completed her master’s degree in Global Affairs as a Schwarzman Scholar at Tsinghua University. She grew up on a farm in rural Lincolnshire.

A US Programme alum, Gemma recently graduated from Harvard University with a degree in History. Gemma now lives in London and worked as an Events Manager for Bright Network before recently joining the Sutton Trust full-time as our Employability Programme Manager.

Laura graduated in 2015 from the University of St Andrews with a BSc in Biochemistry after attending the Sutton Trust Summer School there in 2010. Laura went onto work in admissions and now manages their widening access team running a range of activities throughout Scotland and the rest of the UK.

Pooja is Policy & Communications Advisor at the Royal College of Medicine. She previously held policy roles in think tanks and charities, and started her career working as a history teacher. Pooja holds an MSc Social Policy (Research) from the London School of Economics and Political Science, a PGCE from the University of Warwick, and BA (Hons) in History, Government and International Affairs from Durham University.

Jouja is Collaboration & Synergy Executive at Regenerative Investment. She holds a BA in Political Science and Human Rights from Barnard College, Columbia University and a MSc in Migration Studies from the University of Oxford. She is a proud alum of both the Sutton Trust’s US and UK programmes.

Matt is a first generation Polish immigrant and the first in his family to go on to higher education. Matt recently graduated from LSE with a law degree and is due to commence his training contract with Allen & Overy in September 2019. He is interested in politics, fitness, development and travelling, and is passionate about social mobility.

Elliott is a Senior Policy Advisor at HM Treasury, working in the government’s Public Services Group. He was a participant on the Sutton Trust’s inaugural US programme in 2012. With the Trust’s support, Elliott obtained significant financial aid to attend Middlebury College in Vermont, from which he holds a BA in Political Science.

Joel is an adviser on education reform, currently working for the Greater London Authority. He has previously worked for the education technology company Jisc, and the Policy Connect think tank. Joel has an MA in Educational Planning, Economics & International Development from UCL, and a BA in Jurisprudence from the University of Oxford.

Josias’ membership is currently on pause, while he studies at Harvard University for a Masters in Law as a Kennedy Scholar. He is a recent graduate from the LSE, a published author in leading private law journals, and previously sat on the Editorial Board of the NILS UK Law Review and LSE Law Review. He has also won numerous scholarships, awards and prizes, including the UBS Outstanding Student Award and Commercial Bar Association Scholarship.

Josias is currently on a break from the Alumni Leadership Board.