Julia Grant is a Founder Partner of Collington Capital with extensive experience in social impact investing. She was the chief executive of Pro Bono Economics and Impetus the Private Equity Foundation. Julia was a pioneer in social impact bonds and sat on the Advisory Board of Big Society Capital. She has also worked with women’s groups in Zambia and Tanzania and advised on social investment globally. She holds a degree in PPE from Oxford and an MBA from the London Business School.
Julia is a Founder Partner of Collington Capital. She is a highly experienced non-executive Director and Chief Executive of leading social impact investment organisations, with a track record of developing and implementing successful business and investment strategies in UK, global and emerging market contexts.
Julia is a Trustee of the education charity Right to Succeed and a non-executive member of the Audit Risk and Assurance Committee of the Rural Payments Agency. Julia is the former Chief Executive of Pro Bono Economics, Impetus the Private Equity Foundation, the National Gardens Scheme and Surrey Community Action.
Julia has also held other government appointments, including Forestry Commissioner and non-executive member of the Investment Committee of the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office. Previously Julia was a member of the Advisory Board of Big Society Capital, the G8 2013 Task Force on Impact Investment and the Impact Investment Committee of the British Venture Capital Association.
On graduating, Julia joined Barclays International Bank before moving on to become a consultant with AT Kearney, Deloitte and PwC. Later Julia worked in rural Zambia with women’s groups on health, financial planning and business start-ups. Julia read PPE at St Hilda’s College, Oxford and was later awarded an MBA by the London Business School.
Julia’s 15 years of experience of supporting non-profits and promising social programmes to scale and increase their impact, has led her to have a clear appreciation of the challenges impact-led enterprises face in understanding and accessing capital markets. Julia is excited by the opportunity to deploy that experience and help increase the footprint of impact investment to tackle global issues related to social justice and sustainability.
