Working to improve mutual understanding between the Middle East and the West
Working to improve mutual understanding between the Middle East and the West
Dr Barbara Schwepcke is the founder of GINGKO and serves as the charity’s CEO. After receiving her doctorate from the London School of Economics she worked as a publisher for Prospect Magazine. In 2003 she founded Haus Publishing.
Harry Hall is a founding member of GINGKO and has served as chair of Trustees since 2020. He is the Managing Director of Haus Publishing, an independent London-based trade publisher of quality non-fiction, founded in 2003.
Dr Melanie Gibson is Editor of GINGKO’s Art Series and joined the board in 2018. After studying for a B.A. in Arabic at St. Anne’s College Oxford, she received her M.A. and Ph.D. from SOAS, University of London. Since 2005 she has lectured regularly at SOAS, the Courtauld Institute of Art and other academic institutions. Her publications focus on sculpture, ceramics and glass produced around the Islamic world.
Dr Stephen Sklaroff studied Biochemistry at the Universities of Edinburgh and London. He worked on UK energy policy in the 1980s, including the privatisation of the electricity and gas industries, and served in the British Embassy in Washington. He was Director of Communications for the Department of Trade and Industry in the 1990s. From 2000 to 2019 he held senior positions, including Chief Executive, in representative organisations for the financial services industry. He is a Freeman of the City of London, and trustee of a number of local and national charities.
Dr George Manginis is Academic Director of the Benaki Museum in Athens. Since 2001 he has been teaching theory of art history and archaeology, history of Islamic and Byzantine art and architecture and history of Chinese ceramics at SOAS and the Courtauld Institute of Art. He is the author of Mount Sinai: A History of Travellers and Pilgrims and China Rediscovered: The Benaki Museum Collection of Chinese Ceramics.
Julie Siddiqi MBE is a mentor, consultant and gender equality campaigner with a focus on interfaith relations. She is the Founder of the Together We Thrive network, working with Muslim women around the UK, and a co-founder of Nisa Nashim the Muslim and Jewish Women’s Network, the only organisation of its kind in Europe. She was recently awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Middlesex in recognition of her contribution and commitment to promoting interfaith understanding and engagement.
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