Meet the Board

Jeremy is the Founder and Portfolio Manager of Redmile Group, LLC, an investment firm that focuses on the health care sector. He has invested in life science companies for over 25 years. Prior to founding Redmile in 2007, he worked at Andor Capital, Salomon Brothers and SBC Warburg. Redmile’s investments have enabled the launch of innovative products and services, collectively generating over $60bn in revenues. Jeremy has worked with The King’s Trust for over two decades initially in the UK. Since its founding in 2019, Jeremy has served as Chair of King’s Trust USA (formerly Prince’s Trust USA). and as a trustee of The King’s Trust Group since 2022.

Jeremy is a Fellow of the fourth class of the Health Innovators Fellowship and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network. He currently sits on the board of directors of EDH. He has previously served on the boards of One Medical (ONEM) and Alder BioPharmaceuticals (ALDR) , the UK Government’s Life Sciences Scale-up Task Force and has taught at the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley.

In 2024 Jeremy was appointed as a CBE for services to Business, Philanthropy and support to The King’s Trust. He holds a Master’s Degree (biological sciences) from Oxford University. He currently lives in Paris, with his wife and three children.

Rudyard W. Ceres is a trusted business and legal advisor with over 25 years of experience. He supports clients through all stages of a business’s life cycle, from inception to exit, across industries such as finance, technology, logistics and entertainment.

Mr. Ceres’ dual UK and US qualifications, coupled with his extensive experience over the past twenty-five (25) years plus, allows him to work closely with private equity, venture capital, hedge funds, family offices, high-net-worth clients and not-for-profit entities, to identify, manage and mitigate their legal and business risks globally. Beyond his significant experience working on cross-jurisdictional matters and with global teams, he also has extensive international work experience including contract/settlement negotiations, import regulations, export controls, economic sanctions, international arbitration, anti-bribery, and regulatory compliance.

Ceres has helped foreign governments attract investments, focusing on Sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean, and has served as a liaison at the United Nations. Outside of work, he enjoys traveling and sports, particularly soccer. He holds a Solicitors Finals from the College of Law, York, and an LLB Hons from the University of Leicester. He teaches “International Business Transactions” at Fordham Law School in New York City.

Kate James worked for three decades in communications and branding most recently as Chief Corporate Affairs & Global Marketing Officer for Pearson where she lead their efforts to build a global education brand and an innovation driven culture. A passionate advocate for the private sector’s role in tackling some of the world’s toughest development challenges she also oversaw the Pearson Affordable Learning Fund and the company’s social impact work.

Prior to joining Pearson, Kate was Chief Communications’ Officer for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Before Gates she held senior leadership roles in the financial services industry including global head of communications at Citibank and leading the advocacy and sustainability practice at Standard Chartered Bank. Kate serves on the boards of the National Audubon Society, World Reader, Unreasonable Group and chairs the Vital Voices’ Board. A graduate of Cambridge University, Kate moved to the US in 2005 and currently lives in California.

James Sommerville OBE is a British designer and creative leader whose career has taken him from chalking on the streets of Yorkshire to building businesses, transforming Fortune 100 brands and rethinking how creative talent is accessed.

In 1986, unemployed age 19, James co-founded ‘ATTIK’ with Simon Needham thanks to a £2,000 grant from The Prince’s Trust. What began in James’s grandma’s attic bedroom in Huddersfield, UK grew into a global creative agency and was acquired by Dentsu.

In 2013, James joined The Coca-Cola Company as Global Vice President of Design, leading the creative transformation of an iconic brand portfolio. In 2016, James was the creative lead for Coke’s largest every global campaign, simultaneously launching in 200 markets.

In 2024, James was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to design and the creative industries.

In 2025, James creatively led the rebrand and logo design of The King’s Trust.

Henry Timms is the Global Chief Executive Officer of Brunswick. With 27 offices around the world, he is a trusted advisor to CEOs and Boards globally.

Before joining Brunswick, Henry served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Over five years, he transformed Lincoln Center, both commercially and creatively, with the 65-year-old organization named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies. In the face of the pandemic, Henry reimagined the organization, completing the $550 million David Geffen Hall project two years early, and building an outdoor performing arts center to serve the city during such challenging years.

He is the creator and co-founder of “Giving Tuesday”, the global generosity movement designed as a philanthropic counterpoint to Black Friday. Giving Tuesday has generated over $20 billion for good causes and now takes place in over 100 countries.

Henry’s thinking has had significant influence on the business community globally. Henry is the co-author of the international bestselling book “New Power” which was named as a Book of the Year by Bloomberg, CNBC, Fortune and FT. He has authored landmark articles on power, AI, and technology for Harvard Business Review.

Henry was named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to the Arts and to Philanthropy. He is a Visiting Fellow at the University of Oxford, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts.

Liz Weikes is a Managing Director at Wells Fargo.

Hannah Young is Vice President of Government Affairs at Standard Industries. Formerly the Consul General at the British Consulate General (and before that, Deputy Consul General), Hannah served Number 10 as the Prime Minister’s lead official on Home Affairs policy, a brief that covered everything from criminal justice reform to counter terrorism and immigration.

She has a background in both international and domestic policy. Previous roles include establishing and leading the International Agreements Unit within the UK’s Department for Exiting the EU, working as Senior Advisor in the Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit, Cabinet Office roles on migration and intelligence policy, and three years as a UK diplomat in Afghanistan at the height of the conflict, capacity building for national police forces.

Romero Britto is an international artist known for his vibrant work, which has been exhibited in galleries and museums in over 100 countries, including the Carrousel de Louvre and MuseoSoumaya. He has created public art installations for the O2 Dome in Berlin, New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport, Cirque Du Soleil at Super Bowl XLI, and has been credited with the largest monumental sculpture in London’s Hyde Park history.

He has also collaborated with international brands such as Audi, Bentley, Coca-Cola, Walt Disney, Evian, Hasbro, Hublot, and Universal Pictures. Britto has donated time, art, and resources to more than 250 charitable organizations. A believer in that role of an artist as an agent of positive change, Romero Britto is committed to developing and supporting the role art will continue to play in world issues.

Photo by Sergey Bermeniev

Wendu leads Institutional Sales and Business Development in the northeast region within Goldman Sachs Ayco Workplace Advisory Solutions. In this capacity, he oversees client acquisition strategy and works with the firm’s partners to promote Ayco’s financial services. In addition, Wendu leads the Client Engagement pillar of the New York and New Jersey Disability Network and serves on the Asset & Wealth Management Culture Council’s Growth Committee. Wendu initially joined the firm as an analyst in Margin Lending in 2007 and rejoined the firm in 2021 as a vice president. He was named managing director in 2025.

Prior to rejoining the firm, Wendu served as executive vice president and head of Large Account Sales at Invest Cloud. Before that, he served as the Wall Street Liaison Officer for the UK Government’s Foreign Office, following the 2008 financial crisis.

Wendu serves on the Advisory Board of The King’s Trust USA.

Wendu earned a BS in Finance from Rutgers University in 2004 and an MBA from Rutgers Business School in 2008. He is a charterholder with the Chartered Alternative Investment Association.

Aled Miles serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Intellistack, a global technology company that delivers AI-native workflow orchestration and business automation across a wide range of sectors, including healthcare, government, insurance, and finance. He serves on the board of LIXA, an Australian company at the forefront of the fight against AMR (Anti-Microbial Resistance).

A dual citizen of the U.K. and the U.S., Aled is also the Welsh Government Envoy to the United States, supporting trade, investment, and cultural collaboration between Wales and North America. He was awarded ‘Officer of the Order of the British Empire’ (OBE) by King Charles III in the U.K. New Year’s Honours list (January 1st, 2026) for service to the British economy.

Chauncey H. Robinson is a board director, advisor, and transformation executive with more than two decades of experience across business, technology, education, and the arts. He currently serves as a Board Advisor to The King’s Trust USA and previously served as a Board Director of the Chicago Philharmonic.

Chauncey brings to the boardroom strategic and commercial judgment, transformation leadership, technology and AI expertise, and experience navigating complex organizations and stakeholder environments. His executive career has centered on helping organizations translate strategy into execution, navigate change, and create lasting value.

He is currently completing an Executive MBA at the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School and previously earned Oxford’s Postgraduate Diploma in Artificial Intelligence for Business. His published research explores AI value creation, workforce transformation, and the challenge of turning technological investment into durable organizational results.

As a board member, Chauncey brings a transatlantic perspective shaped by business, technology, education, and civic leadership. He is particularly interested in how institutions can navigate technological and societal change while widening access to opportunity. At The King’s Trust USA, he brings this perspective to a mission dedicated to helping young people develop the confidence, skills, and opportunities to shape their own futures.