Our trustees

Our trustees govern our activities and oversee the work of our teams. They are selected to bring a range of skills, experience and contacts to help us achieve our aims.

About the trustees

Our trustees all share a dedication to improving mental health research. 

We are committed to having at least half of the trustees with direct experience of mental health issues, either through caring roles or managing their own mental health. 

Vanessa Pinfold, one of the founding members of the McPin Foundation, stepped down as chair of trustees in 2013 to establish McPin’s staffed research unit. She reports to the organisation’s Independent Trustee Group (ITG) in her role as research director. The ITG is currently chaired by Nathan Cope. 

Meet our trustees

Nick McNally (He/Him)

Nick McNally (He/Him)

McPin Chair and Managing Director, Research at UCLH/UCL

Amy Meadows

Amy Meadows

Communications Consultant

Clair Chilvers

Clair Chilvers

Co-founder of Mental Health Research UK

Colby Benari (She/Her)

Colby Benari (She/Her)

CEO of In2ScienceUK

Emma Harding (She/Her)

Emma Harding (She/Her)

Consultant Clinical Psychologist

Laura Anstey (She/Her)

Laura Anstey (She/Her)

Chief of Staff, NHS North East London

Lex Karageorghis (He/Him)

Lex Karageorghis (He/Him)

Researcher and Inclusion Consultant

Naheen Ali (She/Her)

Naheen Ali (She/Her)

Lived Experience Advisor

Nathan Cope (He/Him)

Nathan Cope (He/Him)

Chief Operating Officer, Otsuka

Rhys Dore (He/Him)

Rhys Dore (He/Him)

NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in Paediatrics

Rose McCabe (She/Her)

Rose McCabe (She/Her)

Professor of Clinical Communication at City, University of London

Join our team

At McPin, we value passion and lived experience as much as work experience. Head over to our vacancies page to see if we could be the next step on your mental health research career.