Dr Rimla Akhtar MBE

Founder, RimJhim Consulting
Inclusion Advisory Board, The Football Association

Dr Rimla Akhtar MBE is that rare individual who has lived global business and elite sport. In 2014, she became the first Muslim and Asian woman on the FA Council in addition to her role on the Inclusion Advisory Board at the FA and in 2015 was awarded an MBE for her contribution to equality and diversity in sport. In 2020, she was elected as Chair of the National Game Finance Committee and as a member of the National Game Board, overseeing the strategy and finances for the grassroots game. She holds a portfolio of additional strategic and boardroom roles, including as an Independent Non-Executive Director of both the Rugby Football League and the Sports Ground Safety Authority. She is also a Council member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.