Andrew Fischer: Chair of the Board of Trustees
German national with a degree in Biochemistry from Cambridge University, where he was a Scholar and an MBA in Finance, with Distinction, from the Wharton School. Andrew started his career at Bain and Company and, after a number of years, joined the Buy-in Fund at Apax Partners and then started Rubicon Partners, a specialist Industrial Investment partnership, in 1993.
Andrew, as Mowgli’s Chair of Trustees, is ultimately responsible for ensuring that Mowgli is solvent, well-run, and effectively delivers the charitable outcomes which are outlined in our Annual Reports and Accounts.
Tony Bury: Founder and Trustee of the Mowgli Foundation
Born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, Tony Bury grew up in an area which borders Southern Africa’s most beautiful National Parks. As a result, Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book, the story of Mowgli and the lessons he learnt from his animal mentors, has resonated with him throughout his life.
Tony is a serial entrepreneur, having established 18 start ups in his career. Having exited from the majority of these businesses, he maintains private equity shareholdings in a range of businesses; consultancy, energy, trading, engineering and industrial services.
Tony’s first charitable organisation, the Mowgli Foundation, was born in 2008 from a strong conviction that entrepreneurs the world over should have access to the support that he believes helped him succeed – the mentoring which he received throughout his business and personal life. These entrepreneurs will make a significant economic impact including providing employment, and strengthening the voice of entrepreneurs in civil society for sustainable social development. Furthermore his vision is that Mowgli’s mentors will make a significant difference to their communities, by putting mentoring at the centre of their personal and leadership development.
As well as his work with Mowgli, Tony is also a governor of Prior Park Educational Trust and a speaker at TedXBristol in 2011. Read Tony’s Blog
Edward Chaplin CMG, OBE 
Edward is a former senior British diplomat, with 37 years of experience in high-level posts including as British Ambassador to Jordan and later Iraq and Director for Middle East and North Africa in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Edward is now an independent consultant focusing on strategic advice to companies and other organisations active in the region (including Mowgli), based on his broad experience of working with foreign government and business leaders in the Middle East and Europe.
Sandy Radford: Trustee of The Mowgli Foundation
Appointed to the Board in 2008, Sandy qualified as a chartered physiotherapist in 1963 and worked as such for 25 years. She then left to go the College of Law, passed all heads of the Law Society Finals in 1988 and was admitted as a solicitor in 1990.
For the Mowgli Foundation Annual Accounts, click here.
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