Meet the team

Charles Mindenhall is Co-Founder of Blenheim Chalcot, a leading global venture builder, where he has helped build over 40 companies since 1998.

He serves as Chair of OnSide Youth Zones and Future Youth Zone in Barking and Dagenham, and is a trustee of Mental Health Innovations, launched from the Royal Foundation’s Heads Together programme.

Charles holds an MA in Philosophy and Psychology from Christ Church, Oxford University, and previously worked at Monitor Company.

Jyoti is Chief Legal & Compliance Officer at Blenheim Chalcot, advising its portfolio companies across sectors including financial services.

She was previously General Legal Counsel at TDX Group (a Blenheim Chalcot business) for ten years until its sale to Equifax in 2014, and before that worked in private practice specialising in commercial litigation.

Jyoti lives in Nottingham with her two teenage daughters and three dogs, who collectively test most of her patience.

Lara is Co-Founder and Trustee of Babyzone, with a background spanning strategy, marketing, and technology ventures at Blenheim Chalcot.

She was a Strategy Consultant at Monitor Company, VP of Consumer Marketing at EMI Music, and is also a Trustee of On the Edge Conservation, having previously served with Operation Smile.

Lara holds an MBA from INSEAD, an MSc in Economics from the University of Oxford, and an Honours degree from the University of Cape Town.

Lucy is a founding partner of Theleme Partners, a global investment firm based in London, managing assets on behalf of institutional clients.

She has over 20 years’ experience in investment management, and holds a degree in Modern Languages from Christ Church, Oxford, as well as the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Lucy is committed to supporting women in finance through her volunteer work with GAIN (Girls Are Investors) and serves on the Christ Church Development Board.

Sarah is an Associate Director at The Royal Foundation’s Centre for Early Childhood and has spent the past eight years working in parent tech start-ups.

She co-founded Mush, an app supporting new mums’ mental health through community, and is a Non-Executive Director at childcare platform Bubble. Mush enabled hundreds of thousands of meetups and friendships for parents.

Sarah previously spent a decade in advertising in London and Boston, specialising in new business and growth. 

Paddy is CEO of The Peel, a 127-year-old community charity based in Clerkenwell, London and is a trustee of the Octopus Community Network.

He has over 20 years’ experience working with charities, public bodies, social enterprises, and community organisations, holding roles as Chair, CEO, and advisor. He is passionate about achieving sustainable, inter-generational social impact.

Earlier in his career, Paddy worked in marketing in London and South Africa, and once made a successful appearance on Dragons’ Den!

PANTHERx Rare is one of the largest and fastest growing specialty pharmacies in the United States, focusing on patients with rare and orphan diseases. Bansi has deep leadership experience in US healthcare spanning pharma services and supply chain, healthcare technology, and digital platforms. He has operating and strategic experience leading high-growth businesses and developing and executing organic and inorganic growth strategies.

Previously, he served as President, Healthcare at GoodRx, Inc. (NASDAQ: GDRX) and , before that, as Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Business Development Officer at McKesson Corporation (NYSE: MCK). Bansi was a strategy consultant for more than 20 years at Monitor Deloitte and Monitor Group, and served as executive leader of each of those firms.

Bansi is a very experienced board member for both private and public companies, including Change Healthcare, Deloitte, Parata Systems and now PANTHERx Rare and INSEAD.

Bansi has BA and MA degrees from Cambridge University, England, and an MBA with Distinction from INSEAD, France. He is a Founding Donor of the INSEAD San Francisco Hub for Business Innovation.

Dr. Rebecca Griffiths is an education and technology leader with over 20 years of experience managing more than $20 million in federally and foundation-funded research.

She has directed national initiatives to scale evidence-based educational innovations and to study and improve online learning in college courses.

She currently focuses on several efforts to build R&D infrastructure for education and to investigate use of AI technologies in learning.

Her work spans K–16 and emphasizes partnerships with researchers and developers to understand implementation, impact, and the organizational conditions that enable innovation at scale.

Venture builder, board leader, and four-time CEO with a 25-year record of scaling innovative businesses across finance, education, media, marketing, SaaS, and technology.

Currently General Manager of Blenheim Chalcot North America, I help lead one of the world’s most successful venture-building firms, supporting high-growth startups to accelerate market entry and long-term leadership.

I’ve led organizations through pivotal growth and transformation: CEO of the New York Institute of Finance (exit 2017), CEO & Chair of Avado Learning (Europe’s leading HR digital learning provider), and Founder & CEO of Streetbroadcast. Earlier, I drove business development for The Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times, shaping go-to-market success across global markets.

Today, I also serve on the boards of ClickZ Media, Avado Learning, and Hive Learning. My focus is on helping teams achieve clarity of purpose, strategic confidence, and executional excellence, unlocking growth at scale.