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Harry has worked for over 30 years in the environmental sector. He is currently Chief Executive of Earthwatch Europe. Prior to this, he was CEO at Devon Wildlife Trust and has worked at the Earth Trust, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and Council for National Parks. Harry has a passion for landscape-scale conservation and chairs the Dartmoor Nature Alliance, a group seeking better management for nature recovery in Dartmoor National Park.

Harry's other interests include disability. He believes everyone, wherever they are based and whatever their situation, can benefit hugely from spending time in nature.

Beth is a Nature Allied Psychotherapist and Ethnographer who teaches natural history and woodland living skills. Beth is the Founder and Director of two organisations: Wild in the City, supporting well-being through relationships with nature with a focus on supporting people of colour; and Nature Therapy School, which offers professional training for psychotherapists in Nature Allied Psychotherapy.

Beth previously worked in the human rights field for 15 years, researching conditions in refugee producing countries and was commissioned by UNHCR as an international expert in gender based persecution.

John is a lifelong farmer in the North York Moors National Park. He has always had an interest in managing landscapes for nature and food production.

John has previously been on the board of an agricultural marketing cooperative and his local NHS Trust.

His spell on the advisory committee of his local BBC Radio Station gave him full understanding of the need for effective communications.

Rachel has 16 years of experience in business and is currently actively rewilding over 120 acres of land in the High Peak, Derbyshire.

Rachel’s expertise lies in high growth internet start-ups, as a founder and senior leader in product development, growth and operations.

She sold her first start-up to a company where she then held the roles of Product Director and later Director of Business Operations, managing some 40-fold in valuation to become one of the UK’s first tech unicorns in 2016.

Frankie, a chartered accountant, is the Interim Chief Executive Officer at Bookmark Reading Charity, a charity which supports children's reading. Prior to this, he worked at KPMG LLP as an Audit Manager and at The Zoological Society of London, specialising in charity finance and accounting.

Frankie has held several volunteer roles in the charity sector. He is currently the Grant Committee Chair for The Scout Association and sits as an independent member of the Audit and Risk Committee at NCVO.

David has worked in marine management for over twenty years, including leading on policy advice at a pivotal time for the UK’s marine legislation and working on the world’s largest offshore renewable energy programme.

He has held numerous senior posts in the marine management sector, including Head of Marine Planning and Coastal Management at the Crown Estate and Marine Policy Manager for the Environment Agency. He is currently the Projects Director for the Blue Marine Foundation, leading a global suite of ocean conservation projects. David has a marine science doctorate and is a Fellow of the IMarEST.

Rachel is Executive Director at Aldersgate Group, a cross-sectoral alliance of businesses and other organisations championing a prosperous, environmentally sustainable economy.

Rachel has over 20 years’ experience of working in environment and climate policy, primarily as a civil servant but with time spent in the private sector. She has a passion for collaborative and systems-led policy development, looking across traditional sector boundaries.

Rachel is also a keen amateur musician and mountain walker.

Nick is the CEO of Dunelm plc, an entrepreneurial UK retailer with strong values. He was previously the CEO of Evans Cycles and began his career in Unilever, followed by a stint as a consultant at McKinsey & Co.

Nick serves on the steering group of the British Retail Consortium’s Climate Action Roadmap and the Investment Committee of Sporting Capital, and was previously a Trustee for Age UK and the Pennies Foundation. He joined the Board to offer his skills, gained in the commercial and charity sectors, and his life-long passion for wild places.