Sufina Ahmad

Sufina has worked in the impact sector for her whole career and is currently Director of John Ellerman Foundation – an endowed charitable grantmaker that uses all its assets in terms of its grantmaking, investing and wider operations in pursuit of its aim to advance wellbeing for people, society and the natural world.

Sufina has worked for the Foundation for nearly seven years, and before this she held strategy, performance and policy roles at a range of organisations including the City of London Corporation, City Bridge Foundation and the National Lottery Community Fund. She began her career in health and social care, working with adults with learning disabilities and older people.

Sufina is currently a Trustee for We Belong, a young migrant led charity, and The Charterhouse, an almshouse for older people. She is also a Grants and Evaluation Committee Member for Youth Futures Foundation.