Sir John Beckwith CBE
Founder and President
Motivated by a passionate belief that all young people benefit from taking part in sport, Sir John created the Youth Sport Trust in 1994. Trained as a Chartered Accountant, at aged 24 Sir John formed London and Edinburgh Trust, a property development company which became one of the top ten property companies in the UK and one of the leading international real estate companies. Since 1993, he has chaired a privately owned and diverse international asset management group, specialising in the management of private equity investments, real estate, traditional and alternative investment funds. As well as the Youth Sport Trust, Sir John has actively supported a wide range of charities and community projects. He was awarded a knighthood in 2000 for services to youth sport.

Duncan Goodhew MBE
Vice President
Duncan Goodhew is Vice President of the Youth Sport Trust and helped to create the organisation in 1994. Duncan won a Gold medal for 100m breast-stroke and Bronze medal for the 4 x 100m medley relay in the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Since retiring from competitive swimming he has been involved with various charities. He is President of Swimathon, whose swimmers have raised over £30 million for charity and is Vice President of Dyslexia Action and Chairman of the Millfield Foundation. Duncan has extensive and diverse business interests and also fronts many media and promotional campaigns. Currently, his company Limelight Projects is the UK’s leading mass participation sports marketing agency. Duncan is also a Director of Premier Sport.

Sue Campbell CBE
Chair
Sue Campbell has been with the Youth Sport Trust from the start, first as Chief Executive until 2005 and since as Chair. Sue is a former junior international pentathlete and netball player. She has represented her country as a player, a coach and a team manager. She trained as a physical education teacher, taught in Manchester and lectured at Leicester and Loughborough Universities. Before joining the Youth Sport Trust, she was Chief Executive of the National Coaching Foundation (now Sportscoach UK) for 11 years. Among many honours, Sue has received six honorary doctorates, the most recent of which was awarded by Leeds University in 2006. In June 2003, Sue was awarded a Commander of the British Empire for her services to sport. Sue is also Chair of UK Sport.

Steve Grainger MBE
Chief Executive
Steve was one of the first members of staff to join the Youth Sport Trust as Development Director and he became Chief Executive in 2005. He was heavily involved in the design and development of the National PE, School Sport and Club Links (PESSCL) Strategy and is working closely with government departments to develop the strategy for delivery of the five-hour sport offer for young people. Steve is a regular speaker at conferences in the UK and has been responsible for developing the Trust’s work overseas. In 2006 he was made a Member of the British Empire in recognition of his services to school sport. Steve has always worked in sport. Prior to the Youth Sport Trust he was involved in sports development at a local, county and national level.

Chris Grant
Chris Grant is Managing Director of 14A Ltd. His primary activities are in the field of group process. He has worked with a diverse range of organisations, including General Motors, Grosvenor Estates, Companies House, Microsoft and many more. Chris chaired the £1.1 billion Chip & PIN Programme, successfully introducing new card payments technologies across the UK. Chris is a former trustee of Common Purpose, and is a Member of the Board of the Shambhala Institute for Authentic Leadership. He joined the board of the Youth Sport Trust in 2007.Chris facilitated the UK Sports Summits for the BBC, UK Sport and the National Sports Councils. He chaired the first World Cities Forum – an event organised by the Urban Land Institute and sponsored by the World Bank.

David Johnson
David Johnson is Headteacher of Failsworth School, Oldham – a Specialist Sports College. His career has spanned over 38 years, starting as a Mathematics teacher in Nottingham in one of the first comprehensive schools in the country. He was soon asked to become co-author of the schools’ Mathematics Project. He has worked in senior management in three different schools for a total of 36 years and has been a headteacher for 17 years. David had the opportunity to combine his love of education and sport when Failsworth became a Specialist Sports College in 2000. He was first introduced to the Youth Sport Trust in 1998 when preparing the bid for Failsworth School and has since delivered keynote speeches on his work and supported other Sports Colleges throughout the country. David was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Youth Sport Trust in January 2004.