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David Johnston

David Johnston is Chief Executive of the Social Mobility Foundation, a charity which runs a range of programmes that incorporate mentoring, internships, university application support and skills development to help young people from low-income backgrounds enter universities and professions.

In addition to being a governor at Pimlico Academy, a London secondary school, David is a governor of a sixth form college in London and is on the board of an organisation for 11 to 16 year olds in Oxfordshire.

Previous roles include:

•Director of Future, a charity which supports organisations working with young people
•coordinator of the Oxford Access Scheme, which runs residential programmes for 10 to 18 year olds