Rupen Shah has joined The Legal Education Foundation board as a Governor and will join TLEF’s Audit Committee.

Rupen qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG and is currently the Chief Financial Officer of The Football Foundation and a Trustee of Women in Sport.

Matthew Smerdon, TLEF CEO, says: ‘We are delighted Rupen is joining us, bringing substantial expertise in charity and commercial finance, a knowledge of grant-making organisations, and a clear passion for social justice and tackling inequalities. He has a deep commitment to law and its power to solve everyday problems as well as extensive board experience and is going to bring a lot to the foundation.’

Rupen says: ”I am delighted to be joining the Board of TLEF. As a relatively young organisation, it’s remarkable to see its appetite to improve lives and transform communities through the power of legal education. I’m really looking forward to working with the Board and Executive Team to help TLEF achieve its ambitions and more!”