Shefaly Yogendra joined London Metropolitan University’s Board of Governors in August 2017. Shefaly is the Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee and Vice Chair of Governors, having previously served on the Governance Committee and as the Interim Chair of the Board of Governors in June 2022.
She is an internationally experienced strategist with experience of building organisations, brands and culturally diverse teams. She has diverse fiduciary and governance experience in non-profit, for-profit, listed and private companies, and is also a trusted advisor with experience of shaping the executive conversation on technology, risk, talent, branding and growth.
Shefaly is a non-executive director of JP Morgan US Smaller Companies Investment Trust (LSE: JUSC), Temple Bar Investment Trust (LSE: TMPL) and Harmony Energy Income Trust (LSE: HEIT), and has served earlier as a trustee of BeyondMe. Most recently she was the Chief Operating Officer and an executive director of Ditto AI in Manchester. Shefaly also serves on the Royal Academy of Engineering's Enterprise Committee, and has served on the UKRI's Artificial Intelligence External Advisory Group.
She was among the '100 Women to Watch' in the Female FTSE Board Report 2016 and has a PhD in Political Decision Making from Judge Business School, University of Cambridge.
