Our UK team

After Durham University, Josh qualified as a Chartered Surveyor and then followed a 34 year career at CBRE Global Investors, providing commercial property investment management service to institutional investors as a Senior Director in one of the best performing and successful businesses of its type in the UK. His love of Africa started in 1974 driving from London to Cape Town and founded GSS in 2014 when approaching retiring from CBRE.

Josh runs GSS’s day-to-day operation, including ‘investor’ relations and close co-ordination with the GSP.

Following Oxford University, Nick made a successful career in investment research rising to Head of European Equity Strategy at SG Warburg and then Head of research at Mirabaud.

Nick assesses and analyses GSS’s impact, particularly using the ECDI2030 method. He also monitors GSS’s Governance & Compliance.

When he left Cambridge University, Tim qualified as a Chartered Accountant and then joined Tate & Lyle. After running their operations in Zambia and Guyana Tim rose to become CFO.

Tim oversees GSS and helps to guide its strategic development.

Nicola’s career has spanned financial services, project management, and more recently, the private client team at a UK wine merchant.

She has worked across corporate, start‑up, and non‑profit industries, gaining experience in sales, strategy, relationship management, and organisational change.

Nicola advises on building GSS's resilience and promotion/communications.

After Oxford University Robert worked for the British Agricultural Export Council throughout Africa; then on farming projects in Ghana and Tanzania, before running his own successful farm in Hampshire.

Robert handles our banking and financial arrangements.

On leaving Newcastle University, Ed qualified as an architect. He designed and project managed new schools in Senegal and Sierra Leone before returning to the UK to focus on sustainable building and permaculture projects.

Edward advises on sustainability and permaculture initiatives.