Jo Andrews

Biography

Jo Andrews is one of the Co-Founders and Director of Social Impact at Equileap, a social venture that aims to accelerate gender equality in the workplace using the power of investments, knowledge and donations. She and Diana van Maasdijk set up Equileap in 2016 in the UK and the Netherlands.
Equileap (www.equileap.org) is recognised for its global expertise on gender balance and gender equality in public companies. It publishes an annual Gender Equality Global Report and Ranking, which lists the Top 200 companies globally for gender equality. Its database is used to create change in companies around the world, and as the basis for new financial products that enable investors to align their values with their funds. Equileap seeks to grow the global community of investors using a gender lens to create impact and generate a return.
Jo was previously Founder and Director of Ariadne, a network for European social change and human rights donors. The aim of Ariadne, which has over 700 members, is to increase the impact and effectiveness of social change funding in Europe by providing better information and skills for donors. Jo was also the first Director of the Sigrid Rausing Trust, a British based foundation that gives away over £20 million a year to support human rights, women’s rights, migrant rights, and environmental projects. She is currently a board member of the Fund for Global Human Rights, and Open Democracy.