Chris brings over 15 years professional services experience to QCT. Prior to being the COO of QCT, Chris was a Director for 7 years with KPMG East Africa, where Chris built an international development pan-African risk management and organisational development advisory practice, based in East Africa but operating across the continent.

Chris brings strong consulting experience in governance and organisational development, change and programme management, financial and fund management, and experience working to strengthen and support community-based organisations. Chris has been a founder trustee and advisor of a number of international development organisations working with young people, and brings over 20 years’ experience of grassroot community development work in Nepal.

Chris is energised by the opportunity to work with and support young people to increase the impact of their social ventures.

Helen is a qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA) with 10 years' experience in finance and professional services.

Prior to joining QCT, she worked at BDO, providing audit, assurance and advisory solutions to the international development and donor community. Clients included multilateral donors, government bodies and private foundations.

Sadiya possesses over 15 years’ experience in fundraising for the charity sector. She has spent the last 12 years overseeing fundraising, partnerships, and business development for a number of international charities working to grow and diversify income streams across an array of themes including human rights, peacebuilding, good governance, and the fight against poverty. Prior to her time in the UK, she was based in the US and specialised in major donor and corporate giving for causes as varied as the arts, civic engagement, and domestic violence.

She is well-versed in strategic leadership, organisational development, and governance. She holds an MSc in NGO Management from Bayes Business School and sits on the Board of a local mosque. She is passionate about employing a values-based approach in the development and facilitation of locally-led solutions; this is what excites her most about working with QCT.

Sawe is a certified public accountant who brings over 10 years professional services and public sector experience to QCT. He has worked in various roles at different consulting firms as well as International non-governmental organisations (INGOs).

He is experienced in managing funds and investments for multilateral organisations and foundations for development and brings substantial consulting experience in organisational assessment and development, internal controls review and grants financial management.

“What really excites me about #TeamQCT is the focus on working with young leaders, who more often than not lack support structures including financial resources, technical and mentoring support which QCT is trying to offer”.

Petya grew up in Bulgaria and moved to the UK in 2000. She started her career at an investment bank and then became a lawyer at a City law firm where she also volunteered as a mentor at a small charity. The volunteering experience inspired Petya to look for a career in the charity sector.

She joined The Prince’s Trust where she focused on strengthening relationships with donors through bespoke and creative interactions. She also used every opportunity to volunteer and participate in sessions with young people.

“I love the fact that QCT believes in young people, trusts them to decide what their communities need most and then equips them to be leaders and change-makers."

Caroline brings to QCT close to 10 years of marketing and communications experience in an international development setting. Prior to joining QCT, she held various roles in marketing and communications in public and non-governmental grassroots community support organisations.

She is well versed in brand management and in strategic impact communication which has been aimed at forging strategic partnerships for grassroots community support. She holds an MSc in Communication for Development from the University of Reading.

Being part of #TeamQCT is an exciting opportunity for her because the young leaders QCT supports are an inspiring example of the collective action the world needs to be a better place.