Daniela Barone Soares OBE

Daniela brings more than two decades of leadership experience spanning impact investing, philanthropy, business and systems change. 

Currently a member of the Board of Tribe Impact Capital, Daniela was previously Chief Executive Officer of Snowball, the pioneering impact investment fund, until its acquisition by Tribe in 2025. Before joining Snowball, she served as Chief Executive of Impetus, one of the UK's leading venture philanthropy organisations. She has also played a significant role in shaping the UK's impact investing ecosystem through advisory roles with the G7 Social Impact Investment Taskforce and Better Society Capital.

Alongside her executive career, Daniela is a Non-Executive Director of Bunzl plc and Toniic, the global impact investor network, and a Trustee of the Institute for the Future of Work and the Haddad Foundation. She was awarded an OBE in 2024 for services to business and impact investing.

She succeeds Nick Hurd as Chair at the the end of Septmeber 2026.