Our Team
We're a dynamic group of individuals who are passionate about what we do and dedicated to delivering the best results for our clients.
Investment Team
Meet the team members from across Big Issue Invest and UnLtd who work on the day-to-day operations of the Fund.
Aimée Bryan
Head of Investment (Maternity Cover)
Aimee serves as the Head of Investment at UnLtd, the Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs, where she co-leads the Growth Impact Fund alongside Hana. In her role, she oversees the portfolio management team, which is responsible for executing outreach activities, preparing social ventures for due diligence, and providing post-investment support to enhance capital access for underrepresented founders. Most notably, Aimee has experience as the founder of both a wellbeing and an edtech business, scaling a growth accelerator with London & Partners, embedding innovation practice and product development at the LEGO Group, launching and completing the first investments at the Venture Studio at Crisis.
David Bartram
Director of Delivery and Investment
David is Director of Delivery & Investment at UnLtd. He has over 15 years of experience of social purpose business support and social investment. David started his career in consultancy and financial services with McKinsey & Company and Lloyds Banking Group respectively.
Hana Hussain
Investment Director
Hana is an Investment Director at Big Issue Invest, where she co-leads the Growth Impact Fund in partnership with Unltd. With over 15 years of experience in banking and management consulting, she specializes in corporate strategy, data, and technology transformations. Hana brings global impact investing expertise, having launched a venture philanthropy firm in collaboration with the Qatari Foundation and worked with an Impact Tech VC in Silicon Valley. Her focus spans across sectors including Health & Social Care, FemTech, FinTech, AgriTech, and Foundational AI. In addition, Hana has hands-on experience advising and mentoring underrepresented founders, providing support in fundraising, go-to-market strategies, hyper-growth, hiring, and board development.
Helen Bramhall
Portfolio Manager
Helen is Portfolio Manager, bringing a wealth of experience in the charity sector and as an award-winning social entrepreneur. With her extensive expertise, Helen is passionate about fostering equitable and sustainable societal change.
Lars Hagelmann
Head of Investments
Lars is Head of Investments at Big Issue Invest and joined BII in 2016. Lars has over 20 years’ experience in direct investment and investment management and has launched two funds at BII. Lars started his career in Berlin with BDO in Corporate Finance before moving to London to work for SISU Capital, sourcing and managing direct Private Equity investments. He spent 6 years in the Middle East in Venture and Private Equity with a focus on education, healthcare and real estate.
Oyinkansola Olatunji
Investment Analyst
Oyinkansola comes from a background in legal and finance administration. As the Investment Analyst, she supports the fund management and lending team with documenting board and committee meetings, committee paper drafting, external and internal communication, GDPR, KYC / AML monitoring and Sector analysis.
Raheem Manan
Portfolio Manager
Raheem is a Portfolio Manager for the Growth Impact Fund. His experience includes working with the impact investing team at Guy's & St Thomas' Foundation and in the financial services and public sectors, with a specific focus on pan-African and global enterprises. Inspired by his upbringing in a South African township, Raheem is committed to fostering positive social impact for underserved and disadvantaged communities.
Trishna Nath
Head of Investment
Trishna serves as the Head of Investment at UnLtd, the Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs, where she co-leads the Growth Impact Fund alongside Sarah. In her role, she oversees the portfolio management team, which is responsible for executing outreach activities, preparing social ventures for due diligence, and providing post-investment support to enhance capital access for underrepresented founders. Before joining UnLtd, Trishna was an Investment Manager at Nesta and has worked with social purpose organisations across various sectors, including arts and culture, health, education, and social justice, in the United States.
Investment Advisory Committee
Our independent committee of advisors. They will review cases for social investment on a monthly basis.
