Anj Handa has 17 years’ experience of Board participation, including five years as Chair of arts organisation, Freedom Studios and seven years as an independent Governor of Leeds Arts University (where she was also the Equality & Safeguarding lead Governor, Chair of the Search & Selection Committee and ex officio member of the Remuneration Committee). She has completed the Institute of Directors Certificate in Company Direction and training in the Nolan Principles of public life.

Named as one of Grant Thornton’s 100 Faces of a Vibrant Economy in 2018, and winner of the AFSA 2017 Positive Action Award, Anj was recently recognised in Forbes as one of the ‘10 Diversity & Inclusion Trailblazers You Need to Get Familiar With.’