Speaker Profile: James Banks

James Banks is Chief Executive of London Funders, enabling public, private and philanthropic funders to work collaboratively on the issues that matter to our communities.  He helped to bring 67 funders together to distribute £58m through the London Community Response collaboration during the pandemic, enabled funders and social justice organisations to deliver the £100m ten-year Propel systems change collaboration, and encouraged progressive funder practice towards more open and trusting grantmaking by getting over 400 funders to sign the We Stand With The Sector pledges.  Alongside his role at London Funders, James also chairs Collaboration Circle, a national organisation that provides a space for funders and partners to pool their people, power and pounds to achieve positive and lasting change.  He was made an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2022 for his services to charitable funding in London.