Will Straw

Chief Executive Officer | King’s Trust international

Will Straw is CEO of King’s Trust International where he leads their work delivering education, employability and enterprise programmes to young people around the world in partnership with local delivery partners. There are King’s Trust programmes in 25 countries supporting around 100,000 young people every year to gain life skills, find meaningful work or set up their own business. In this capacity, Will was appointed to the Global Leadership Council of Unicef’s Generation Unlimited initiative.

Previously, Will was Chief Operating Officer of Clearly, an eye health charity. He was Executive Director of Britain Strong in Europe during the 2016 referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union. He worked previously at the Institute for Public Policy Research, the Center for American Progress in Washington DC, and HM Treasury.

He has degrees from Oxford and Columbia Universities where he was a Fulbright Scholar. Away from work, Will is a keen runner, loves attending concerts and supports Blackburn Rovers FC.