Iliane Ogilvie Thompson

Biography

Iliane invests in and mentors a number of early-stage women-led businesses, with a focus on sustainability, supply chain and eCommerce. She also works in film as an Executive Producer.
She is a regular panellist on development and sustainability and recently launched working sessions on sustainability for fashion and other creative industries.

Iliane chairs the Advisory Board of the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford and sits on the Board of Visitors.
She is a Governor of Summer Fields School in Oxford and is on the Advisory Board of the Lemon Tree Trust, which works with refugees on gardening projects.
Iliane is on the Advisory Board of Nest, a non profit agency that works with 160,000 artisans in 92 countries, supporting and investing in handcrafts for both livelihoods and cultural preservation. She was perviously a trustee for 6 years.
Iliane was a trustee of FilmAid International for 9 years, setting up and chairing the UK board in that time and also helping to establish FilmAid Asia. FilmAid works with young people in refugee camps and in slums, teaching them filmmaking and partnering with aid agencies to deliver crucial messaging.
Iliane was a trustee of the International Rescue Committee Europe for 6 years, the agency founded by Albert Einstein in 1933 and working with refugees around the world.
Iliane started her career in Brand Management at Procter & Gamble. She was a Consultant in Accenture's Strategy practice in London, working with FMCG clients in Holland and France. Iliane joined Yahoo! in Europe as the Internet was beginning to take off. She initially ran Marketing for the UK and was then eCommerce Business Development Director for Yahoo!Europe. Iliane then worked for the Diageo Venture group, as Business Development Director and later ran Strategic Alliances for the global business.

Iliane was born in South Africa, is a Dutch national and has lived in several countries. She speaks 5 languages and lives between London and Oxford.