The Burberry Foundation

Chris is a passionate advocate for the potential of technology and the benefits of diversity and inclusion. His core policy focus is on digital technology for the public good with a particular interest in technologies such as AI and blockchain and areas of application such as fintech and trade. 

In Parliament, he is a member of the House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology, has introduced a private members’ bill that proposes the regulation of artificial intelligence and was integral to the passing of the Electronic Trade Documents Bill. 

On inclusion, he has published reports on accessibility in the public realm and support for disabled students as well as Lords reports on Financial Exclusion [2017], Social Mobility [2016] and, for the Cabinet Office, The Lord Holmes Review on opening up public appointments to disabled people. He continues to advise the government on diversity and inclusion. 

Prior to Parliament Chris was Director of Paralympic Integration at London 2012, responsible for leading the team that planned and delivered the London 2012 Paralympic Games. 

An ex-Paralympic swimmer, Chris won nine gold, five silvers and one bronze medal across four Games, including a record haul of six golds at Barcelona 1992.

Edward Rash has been General Counsel of Burberry since November 2015. Prior to this, he was Senior Vice President Legal at Burberry, Vice President of Legal and before that, Director of Legal. 

Prior to joining Burberry, he was Principal Legal Counsel at Thomson Reuters and a corporate lawyer at Simmons & Simmons. Edward studied for a BA Degree at Durham University and attended Guildford Law School, qualifying as a lawyer in 1998.

Edward became a trustee of The Burberry Foundation in 2019, a position that has followed a lifelong commitment to supporting people in need, especially children. A dedicated runner, Edward has run numerous marathons for charity, including for Hope and Homes for Children and an organisation committed to raising crucial funds for incubators.

Fiona Campbell is Controller of Youth Audience for the BBC’s video on demand service I-Player. She oversees the commissioning of content for under 35s across the genres of Comedy, Drama, Documentaries, Current Affairs and Entertainment. In addition, Fiona oversees off platform strategy in the areas of social media and gaming.

Previously Fiona was Digital Director for BBC News where she developed BBC News presence on third party platforms as well as the BBC News app and website. She began her media career in production as a researcher on the Money Programme in London and subsequently spent 8 years at BBC’s Panorama specialising in investigations and documentaries in conflict zones such as Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq.

She was born and brought up in Belfast, studied Economics at Jesus College Cambridge and has a Masters in International Affairs from the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins, Bologna Italy. 

Fiona is also a trustee of the Comic Relief Charity and an Advisory Council member at SAIS, Johns Hopkins University, Bologna, Italy.

Gerry Murphy has been Chairman at Burberry since 2018. Prior to this, he held a number of senior positions at global businesses including Tate & Lyle, British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA), Merlin Entertainments plc and The Blackstone Group International Partners LLP.

Gerry has a Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Technology from University College Cork, as well as a Doctor of Philosophy in Food Science and Technology from University College Cork. Gerry also has a Master of Business Administration in Marketing from University College Dublin.

Gerry brings the Board decades of international experience of corporate governance and managing business transformations across a number of global sectors including retail, manufacturing, business services and supply chains.

Gerry is focused on alignment of the work of the Foundation with social and community work undertaken directly by Burberry to maximise the impact on the Foundation’s beneficiaries.