CEO and Founding Partner, Purpose Union

Lewis Iwu specialises in campaigns, social purpose, presentation and debate coaching and building coalitions between corporates and NGOs. Lewis was the founding Director of the Fair Education Alliance, a national advocacy coalition of almost 100 non-profits and businesses. He has also worked with a range of companies and organisations on ESG issues, including Natwest, Sky, Nesta, bp, BT, AT&T, The Grantham Institute, F1, Pfizer, Avast, Novo Nordisk and Sage. As a trustee, he currently chairs the Ethical Fundraising committee at the British Red Cross. He is also a global public speaking and debating expert, having participated in or moderated over 1000 debates. He is a former World Debating Champion and has coached England to win the World Championship in 2016. He is the author of a book about debating social issues called Words that Win. He has written about social issues for The Economist, The Guardian, The Times, The Telegraph, The Independent and the New Statesman and has made numerous TV appearances. Lewis has also given a TEDx talk about social mobility. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of East London for his social justice work in 2019.