
Who We Are
Our Team
GAIN is a Community Interest Company, established by a growing alliance of people and organisations, who are committed to seeing the opportunities realised, both for neurodiverse individuals and the Insurance, Investment and related Financial Services Industry.
Get to know the passionate individuals who are driving change and championing neurodiversity within the insurance, investment, and financial services sectors. Meet the GAIN team.

Barbara Schonhofer MBE
Founder & Director

Laurie Edmans CBE
Founder

Kathryn Stringer
Chief Executive

Ian Martin
Director

Stuart Pollard
Director & Founder

Troy Dehmann
Director

James Tait
Director

Dr Emma Mahoney
Director

Linda Whorlow
Director

Vic Mazonas
General Manager

Bea Richardson
Operations Manager

Marie Williams
Office Manager

Johnny Timpson OBE
Supervisory Board Member

Andrew Mercer
Supervisory Board Member

Dr. Vina Theodorakopoulou
Individual's Lead &
Supervisory Board Member

Mark Peterson
Supervisory Board Member

Marilyn Swinney
Investment Industry Co-Lead & Supervisory Board Member

Liselle Appleby
Marketing & Communication's Lead & Supervisory Board Member
GAIN Ambassadors

Alex Langridge
Ambassador for Human cCptial

Graham Carle
Ambassador for Scotland

Colin Tipping
Ambassador for the Investment Industry

Richard Cross
GAIN Ambassador
Become a GAIN Ambassador
Are you a leader in insurance or investment and looking to reinvest your energy, knowledge and experience to create a better industry? Consider joining GAIN as an ambassador and bring your unique skill set to help us further our mission, creating a match between the talent gaps in the industry and the skills of neurodivergent individuals. We would welcome a chat with you to discuss how we might work together to create neuroinclusive workplaces and accelerate our mission. Get in touch today.

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