Forum exists to convene and serve transformational leaders of character from all sectors of society in the collaborative pursuit of a better world.
We do this by building bridges across traditional sector boundaries to create communities in which leading culture-makers connect and collaborate to create positive change.
The world is experiencing a time of unprecedented change, providing
society with huge opportunities for human flourishing but also posing
great risks of societal breakdown. Leaders of character are needed now
more than ever. This is, therefore, a civilisational moment of transition
where real and lasting change is possible.
FORUM'S FOUNDERS
Baroness Philippa Stroud
Philippa is the co-founder of Forum, Executive Chair of the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship and Chair of the Social Metrics Commission. She was previously the CEO of Legatum Institute and Co-Founder and Chief Executive of the Centre for Social Justice. She served as Special Adviser to the Rt. Hon. Iain Duncan Smith MP from 2010-15 and to the Prime Minister from 2012.
David Stroud
David is the co-founder of Forum, and the Founding Pastor of Christ Church London which meets across five sites in central London. David has been a leader in New Frontiers UK, a public speaker & leadership coach. He has trained leaders around the world. He is an alumnus of IMD business school and has a theology degree from Durham University.
FORUM'S VALUES
The following values unite Forum as a community of leaders of character
with a transformational mindset:
• Create, not Complain • Build-up, not Tear-down •
• Relational, not Extractive • Long-term, not Short-term •
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