EISA committees

EISA Committees – all comprise at least one board member and a small team with relevant technical expertise:

• Tax & Technical Committee – responsible for consultation on technical issues, in particular regarding the rules of the Scheme and a key participant in discussions on proposed changes or new legislation with HM Treasury and HMRC.
• Regulatory & Legal Committee – responsible for legislative change and FCA/regulatory consultations where changes impact the EIS/SEIS.
• Research & Education Committee – responsible for broadening the understanding of the S/EIS to new audiences and supporting research initiatives to improve insights into the EIS ecosystem and the impact of the schemes
• Membership, Marketing & Events Committee – responsible for member events and outreach to attract new members, including seminars in the regions.
• Green Shoots Committee – organises a membership group for young professionals involved in EIS/SEIS.

For biographies of the Directors and contact details please view here.

EISA Committee Members

Tax & Technical

• David Brookes – BDO
• Sue Crawford – Wiggin
• Philip Hare – Philip Hare & Associates (Chair)
• Neil Norman, CT
• Claire Pardo, Parkwalk Advisors
• Jonathon Quick, Molten Ventures
• Christiana Stewart-Lockhart – EISA Director General
• Hugo Vaux, Guinness Ventures
• Tom Wilde – Shoosmiths

Regulatory & Legal

• Jonnie Bradshaw – Kin Group
• Andrew Castell – Par Equity
• Lucy Dighton – Molten Ventures
• Vanessa Johnson – Three Sixty Services
• Kavita Patel – Shakespeare Martineau
• Gillian Roche-Saunders – Adempi Associates (Chair)
• Rachel Stansfield – Puma Investments
• Christiana Stewart-Lockhart – EISA Director General

Research & Education Committee

• Richard Angus – Hardman & Co
• Steve Dobson – GrowthInvest
• Jessica Franks – Octopus Investments
• Sanjeev Gordhan – Type One VC
• Stephen Jones – Clear Solutions
• MQ Wei – St James’s Place Wealth Management
• Henry Whorwood – Beauhurst
• Christiana Stewart-Lockhart  – EISA Director General

Membership, Marketing & Events Committee

• Andrew Aldridge – Deepbridge Capital
• Jessica Baker
• Mark Brownridge – Blackfinch
• Fuchsia Curry – Deepbridge Capital
• Emer Hughes – Kingsley Napley
• Debbie Mahanta – St. James’s Place
• Ben McMeekin – Sapphire Capital Partners
• Mary Rodgers – EISA Membership Manager
• Martin Sherwood – Board Member  (Chair)
• Christiana Stewart-Lockhart – EISA Director General

Green Shoots Committee

• Jessica Baker – Built Ventures (Chair)
• Bronagh Duggan – Sapphire Capital Partners
• Jessica Fox – Haatch Ventures
• Scott Millar – Finova Money
• Mary Rodgers – EISA Membership Manager
• Christiana Stewart-Lockhart – EISA Director General

For biographies of the Committee Members and contact details please view here.

Company Secretary

• Howard Kennedy LLP