Our Team

The Funders In Good team have extensive experience in both corporate and social sectors including investment management, social entrepreneurship, charity leadership and grantmaking.

Chair and Co-Founder

Farouk Miah

15yrs+ of investments as fund manager; founding member of investment company for GCC government. MA Economics from Cambridge University.

Trustee and Co-Founder

Faheem Ahmed

10yrs+ in healthcare and social impact; 5yrs+ buy/sell-side investment experience; tech start-up founder and investor; Medicine from King’s College London, MPH from LSHTM and MBA from London Business School & Columbia.

Trustee

Irfan Umarji

10+ years in financial management and strategy, Executive Director of Finance and Business Services at National Housing Federation, several years non-exec governance experience. BSc in Mathematics from Imperial College London and qualified chartered accountant.

Executive Director

Rizwan Yusoof

10yrs+ in education and charity sector leadership; grant management; product development; 6yrs Director of Services at NZF. MSc Grantmaking, Philanthropy and Social Investment from Cass Business School and BSc in Network Computing from Oxford Brookes University.

Social Venture Academy Programme Lead

Maariyah Rashid

5 years experience in the charity sector, including policy-making and campaigning, passionate about advocating for causes that empower individuals and strengthen communities. BA Politics and Economics and MA in International Relations from University of Birmingham.

Head of Funder Community

Zainab Qasim

4 years working at a $150m deeptech venture capital fund and Goldman Sachs. Passionate about funding impactful social ventures, creating social equity and opportunities for underrepresented leaders. Graduate in BEng Aeronautical Engineering at University of Glasgow.

Advisor and Co-Founder

Iqbal Nasim

5yrs investments in the city; 10yrs as CEO of NZF charity; currently founder of education company. MA Economics from Cambridge University and MSc Charity Work from Cass Business School.

Advisor

Zeenat Islam

10+ years as barrister, currently practising at Temple Garden Chambers. Specialist in public inquiries. Judicial roles - employment and special educational needs tribunal. LLB from University of Warwick and LLM from London School of Economics and Political Science.

Advisor

Julian Beere

20+ years senior leadership experience in energy and commodities sectors. Several senior strategy and business development roles with major multinationals. MA in Maths and Computation from University of Oxford.