Meet our Trustees

Meredith Niles

CAF Trustee, Member Investment, Finance and Impact Committee

Meredith began her career in investment banking, working in New York, Frankfurt and London for Goldman Sachs, where she was latterly an Executive Director covering the consumer and retail industry.

Meredith moved into the voluntary sector, working as an Investment Director at venture philanthropy funder, Impetus Trust. At Impetus, she co-led the development of its first sector-specific fund, dedicated to helping charities working to reduce re-offending scale their impact. After the fund was successfully closed, Meredith joined the terminal illness charity, Marie Curie, initially to set up a fundraising innovation department, before taking on the role of Fundraising Director and then Executive Director of Fundraising and Engagement until 2021.

Meredith is passionate about helping voluntary organisations thrive and is especially committed to strengthening the voice of women and girls and to making a difference within the London community. To that end, Meredith has served as a Trustee of Hestia, Wandsworth Women's Aid, Toynbee Hall, and BookTrust.

She is currently Chair of the SOFII Foundation (Showcase of Fundraising Innovation and Inspiration), Deputy Chair of Plan International and a Trustee of Trust for London. She also serves as a member of the Shadow Board of Practitioners for the Journal of Philanthropy and Marketing and is a Fellow of the International Advisory Panel at fundraising think tank, Rogare and has previously served as a member of the Standards Advisory Board at the Chartered Institute of Fundraising.