Our people
Angela Broadbridge
Ang has led on research and evaluation for voluntary sector organisations and funders, often around advocacy, and health and social care. She is passionate about tapping into the assets and capabilities of people in our communities, and partnering with them on peer research projects to uncover new insights.
Jen Clayton
Social Innovation Programme Manager
With a background in designing and delivering support for social innovators, Jen has previously held roles in grant management delivery, challenge prize design, and business mentor brokering. She joined The Young Foundation in May 2021 and drives our Social Innovation Programme.
Chelsea Mac Donnchadha
Chelsea joined The Young Foundation in 2021 after working as an education policy and campaigns officer at the Traveller Movement, and a youth research and campaigns officer at Partnership for Young London. Chelsea is passionate about working with young people and changing research approaches to make them more accessible.
Jana Tauschinski
Jana spent a year creating on-the-road podcasting for the University of St Andrews, working alongside community groups, social enterprises, and local initiatives across 11 European countries. As a mixed-methods researcher, passionate about participatory and peer approaches, Jana is interested in exploring creative and visual forms of communicating stories within research findings.
Helen Goulden OBE
Former Chief Executive Officer of The Young Foundation, Helen led our multi-disciplinary team of researchers and innovators from 2017 to 2025, working to support stronger communities across the UK.