Chloe’s background is in communications and influencing roles in the voluntary and community sector. Following roles in Parliament and political consultancy, Chloe set up the public affairs team at St Mungo’s – a London-based homelessness organisation. From there she moved to the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) where she played a key role in several high-profile coalition-led campaigns including work to secure the £750m package of coronavirus support for charities.
Following an interim post at the Charity Commission as Assistant Director for External Relations, she moved to Access in 2021 to focus on working with partners including foundations, infrastructure bodies and government to help secure long-term support for blended finance and enterprise development in the sector.
Following the departure of our founding CEO, Seb Elsworth, Chloe took on additional responsibilities as Acting Deputy CEO in September 2026, supporting Neil Berry as Interim CEO and providing continuity during the leadership transition. Read more.
Access has published its latest Endowment Impact Report, marking the tenth and final year of the endowment and highlighting a decade of strong financial returns alongside support for charities, social enterprises and wider social impact.
Updates from the Access team on all things social investment, blended finance and enterprise grant making.
Access – The Foundation for Social Investment has announced the appointment of Daniela Barone Soares OBE as Chair Designate. As Chair Designate, she will succeed Nick Hurd, who has chaired Access since 2020 and will step down at the end of September after six years in the role.