Gerry Acher

Gerry Acher, CBE LVO, has widespread voluntary interaction with the charity sector. He is the past chair of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) and current president of the National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy (NCYPE). He was a member of the board of accountants KPMG and the senior partner of its London office until the end of 2001, and remains a trustee of the KPMG Foundation.

He champions issues on sustainability and climate change, chairing the London Climate Change Partnership that advises on how London should be adapting to living with the results of a changing climate. He also champions corporate social responsibilities ethical, diversity and educational agendas. He is deputy chairman of Camelot Group plc where he also chairs the advisory panel on social responsibility.

He is also vice-chairman of Motability, the charity which helps disabled people become mobile, and chairman of its oversight committee - he was awarded the CBE in the 1999 Birthday Honours for his work in this area. 

He is chairman of the Heart of the City, a charity founded by the late Lord George and funded by the City of London Corporation to increase the impact of corporate social responsibility in London.

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