Jules Chappell OBE

Jules is CEO of Kokoro, a not-for-profit founded by Natasha Müller, which mobilises action and capital to create a mentally healthy world. Kokoro runs the Future Mental Health Collective (a global peer to peer network for 150+ private funders who include mental health in their giving and investing) and the Next Wave Champions (a community of experienced mental health funders who support those funders who are new to the sector).

Formerly, Jules was CEO of London & Partners Events; Managing Director at London & Partners, London’s international trade, investment and promotional agency; and Partner at communications consultancy, Hawthorn Advisors. She started her career as a UK diplomat, serving in Jordan, Iraq, the USA and Ethiopia. She was the UK's Ambassador to Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador from 2009-2012. In 2016, Jules was named a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and in 2017, she was made an Honorary Group Captain with the Royal Air Force's 601 Squadron.

Jules currently sits on the Advisory Board of Climate Cares at Imperial College London, PhaseSpace, which uses VR to help reduce stress and anxiety, L'Oréal's Climate Emergency Fund and clean energy and clean tech specialists, Longspur Capital. She also advises Tech Nation’s Future 50 programme that supports pre-IPO companies in the UK, the Women of the Future Programme, Apolitical, the Unsung Foundation, the Mental Health Innovation Network and the NFL UK Foundation.