Jane has extensive experience of primary health care services and systems in England, having previously worked as a GP. She is passionate about tackling health inequalities, amongst other issues, and is a Director of both Focused Care and the Shared Health Foundation. A mother of three, Jane is also a producer of pasture-fed, sustainable beef and promoter of environmentally sustainable UK farming methods, with a wildlife conservation focus.
Chris Oglesby grew up in Manchester and studied at LSE and City University, London. He began his career in the City before returning to the north in 1991 to work for Bruntwood, and was appointed CEO in 1999. In 2000, Chris became a Trustee of the Oglesby Charitable Trust. His passion for creating thriving cities and communities has led him to play an active role in many public and private sector partnerships. Amongst other commitments, Chris is a Board member of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership and the GM Business Board, is interim Chair of Innovation GM, and Chair of the Manchester Business Sounding Board. He has held 2 positions as a school governor and is currently on the board of UA92, a new style of university catering for the needs of young people who might not otherwise go to university. He was a founding trustee of Onside Youth Zones and Young Manchester and has a long standing interest in how business, the public sector, academia and the private sector can work together in partnerships to tackle social and environmental issues in innovative ways. Chris is the son of the Trust’s founders, Michael and Jean, and is married to the Interim Chair, Jane Oglesby.
Jean Oglesby has longstanding experience in philanthropy, having been involved in charitable work since the mid-60s. In 2000, Jean, along with her late husband Michael, set up the Oglesby Charitable Trust, supporting a variety of local organisations in education, medical research, the arts and social inequalities. As a result of this, Jean and Michael both received the Prince of Wales Medal for Arts Philanthropy in November 2011, and in 2016 Jean was awarded a CBE for services to Philanthropy in the North West. In her spare time she enjoys gardening, theatre, music, entertaining friends and spending time with her grandchildren.
Kathryn is a solicitor and was formerly a partner in a large Manchester law firm. She has specialised in advising on trust and charity law for over thirty years and during that time has acted as a Trustee for a number of charities and private Trusts. In her spare time she enjoys literature and the theatre.
Louise has a background in fundraising in the charity sector, having worked both in-house and as a fundraising consultant, primarily in Manchester and the North of England. With most of this experience in supporting under-served groups, Louise is keen to find and strengthen solutions to complex social problems and to enhance the role that philanthropy can play in this.
Osman has a background in education and academic publishing, having previously worked as a teaching assistant and for a not-for-profit scientific publishing group. Osman joined the Trust in 2023.