Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Team
Our Team
The Foundation’s UK Branch is led by its Director, Andrew Barnett, who is supported by some nine staff members. The Director reports to the UK Trustee, Martin Essayan, who is based in London, and in turn to the Foundation’s Board of Trustees in Lisbon. Biographies of the Foundation's Trustees can be found on the Foundation’s main website.
Kithmini Wimalasekera
Participatory Performing Arts
Programme Manager
Louisa Hooper
Environment Programme Manager
Tom Bennett
Head of Finance and Administration
Chris Holmes
Finance and Administration Officer
Esther Goodwin Brown
Transitions in Later Life programme manager
Hilary Cullen
Executive Assistant
Andrew Barnett
Director
Bridget Gourlay
Communications Manager
Isabel Vasconcelos
Administration & Grants Intern
Jessica Loring
Policy, Research and Evaluation Intern