Rupert Goodman OBE DL founded the Responsible Capitalism Programme in 2000 and co-edited (with Lord Cormack DL FSA) Responsible Capitalism I in 2009 and Responsible Capitalism II in 2017. The first Chairman was the late Lord Dahrendorf KBE FBA who was succeeded by Lord Woolf CH, Kt, PC, FBA, FMedSci., and then Lord Judge PC.

Rupert was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. Founder of FIRST and Chairman of the Board (FIRST is a Queen’s Award for Enterprise winner in 2010 and 2013). Chairman of World Petroleum, Chairman of World Energy Insight, Founder Director of Equilibrium, Director of New Waves Solutions, Chairman of Elmbridge Partners, and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. A Trustee of the National Botanic Garden of Wales (2005-2008). PPA Award recipient in 1993. He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London in 2012 and is the recipient of a London Metropolitan Police Commissioner’s Commendation. Rupert Goodman is also a Vice-President of Fauna and Flora International, a Founder Trustee of the British-Kazakh Society (2002-present), and was elected Chairman of the British-Kazakh Society in 2013. He was appointed Chairman of the Thai-UK Business Council in 2019. He is a Vice-President of The Algerian-British Business Association, a member of the Development Board of Artes Mundi. He founded the Responsible Capitalism Programme in 2000 and co-edited (with Lord Cormack) Responsible Capitalism I in 2009 and Responsible Capitalism II in 2017. He served as a Trustee and the first Deputy Chairman of Prince’s Trust International (now King’s Trust International) in 2016-2022. He was appointed an International Ambassador to King’s Trust International in 2022 and is also the Vice Chairman of The King’s Trust International 10th Anniversary Committee.