Our Team.
Dr Kishan Patel
Chair of Trustees
I have personally experienced gambling harm, as well as alcohol dependence. I have been gamble free and sober since October 2017.
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Since a child I have battled with my mental health. I started to drink and then later gamble...read more
I was born and raised in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and now live in Toronto, Canada. I'm very passionate about contributing to reducing gambling harms in the UK and bringing my knowledge and experience from the Canadian mental health and addictions sector... read more
Lesley’s professional background is in Human Resource Management.
Lesley held senior management roles in Industry and within the NHS. In the latter part of her career she was Head of an Academic Department and the Director of the...
I am an experienced policy professional who has worked on policy spanning across both central and local Government.
I currently work within the Police Integrity Unit at the Home Office developing and maintaining the framework for a police... read more