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Yolande Burgess

Yolande Burgess is the Chair of our London Leadership Board. She is Strategy Director for London’s Communities and Public Service Reform at London Councils.

Yolande joined London Funders as a trustee in December 2017. She has been at London Councils since 2010. Prior to this, Yolande trained as a photographic technician, working with the film and music industries. Yolande then spent 10 years with the Employment Service, leading the development and implementation of partnership working and large-scale employment programmes, including New Deal.  Yolande spent 10 years with the Learning and Skills Council and was part of the London regional team responsible for deploying over £1billion of funding to support education and training across capital.

Yolande’s hidden London gem is:  All Saints, Margaret Street.

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