Our team

Ailish leads the charity’s grant making and research funding activities.

She has over 10 years’ experience in grants management and the development of grant funding programmes and strategies.

Previously she worked at the Wellcome Trust, National University of Ireland Galway and completed her PhD in Developmental Neurobiology at King’s College London.

Gordon leads on looking after the charity’s staff, policies and financial activities.

He qualified as a chartered accountant in 1992 and has over 20 years of experience working in senior roles with health, social care and housing charities and their commercial subsidiaries.

Gordon has also held a number of voluntary board memberships and holds a diploma in charity accounting.

Rachel leads on all the charity’s fundraising activities.

She has over 20 years’ experience in developing and implementing successful fundraising campaigns and strategies. Prior to Moorfields Eye Charity, she was head of development at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

Rachel is also a trustee of Willow Foundation.

Carrie is a consultant ophthalmologist at Ninewells Hospital, Dundee and she holds an honorary chair of ophthalmology at the University of Dundee. She is chair of the General Medical Council and the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership. She is a past President of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. She was also named on The Ophthalmologist 2019 Global Power List (of the most influential 100 people in ophthalmology).

She was appointed Dame Commander in the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in June 2021 for services to ophthalmology and healthcare leadership during the Covid-19 response.

Carrie is a member of our grants committee, and was previously a member of our scientific advisory panel.

Dr Jyotsna Vohra is the director of research, programmes and impact at Tommy’s.

She was previously the director of policy and public affairs for the Royal Society for Public Health and the head of the Cancer Policy Research Centre at Cancer Research UK.

She is a member of the grants committee.

Kevin McGrath OBE DL is the principal of the McGrath Family Office.

He has had a long career in commercial property investment and development, culminating as chairman of Regional REIT Limited and as founder and executive chairman of M&M Asset Management LLP.

Kevin has served as chair and/​or lead property trustee for many charities. These include Lyric Theatre Hammersmith and Guildford School of Acting at Surrey University. He received an OBE in 2016 in recognition of his services to charities.

Kevin chairs the Oriel committee and is a member of the fundraising committee.

Louisa is a consultant ophthalmologist, who specialises in vitreo-retinal treatment and research.

She is also the medical director at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Louisa is a member of the grants committee.

She is the first national clinical director for eye care.

Martin is chief executive of Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

He was previously deputy chief executive for transformation and chief medical officer at the London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust.

Michael is the former CEO of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales.

Previously the ICAEW chief operating officer, and he is a chartered accountant by background.

He was appointed as vice chair at Moorfields Eye Charity in March 2021.

Michael chairs the audit and risk committee.

Michael is also a member of the fundraising committee and the investment committee.

Rob is a chartered physiotherapist and was a senior NHS leader/​manager. He has served as a governor of Moorfields Eye Hospital since 2004 and is now lead governor.

Rob has many publications including co-authoring a series of books on leadership and management for the allied health professions. He is an experienced lecturer and masterclass/​workshop tutor at national and international levels on professional and management/​leadership topics and has undertaken external NHS service reviews.

Rob is committed to excellence in all aspects of healthcare service provision. He is registered blind and has been a Moorfields patient all his life.

Ruth has extensive experience in the investment management sector. She was most recently Chief Investment Officer at Artemis Investment Management.

She is a member of Council of the Royal College of Music and chairs its investment committee. She has wide experience of charity trusteeships in higher education and heritage sectors.

Ruth is a member (chair) of the investment committee and a member of the Oriel committee.

Shachi is a partner in the charity and not-for-profit team at Buzzacott, the national firm of accountants.

Shachi is now chair of the people and remuneration committee.

Shachi is a member of our audit and risk committee.

Professor Siddharthan Chandran is director of the UK Dementia Research Institute and dean of clinical medicine at the University of Edinburgh. He is a consultant neurologist with a specialism in regenerative neurology.

Professor Chandran is chair of the grants committee.