Trustees
Neil Ridsdale
Hannah Ridsdale
Alice Ridsdale
Neil is Chairman of the Trustees and founded the charity with his two daughters Alice and Hannah. Neil's son took his own life after suffering from Schizophrenia for ten years.
Neil is now retired, having spent most of his career running a small technology business. His primary role in the charity is to raise funds for research to help find a cure.
Alice Ridsdale
Hannah Ridsdale
Alice Ridsdale
Alice is a founding Trustee and is primarily responsible for marketing and communications to drive fundraising and awareness.
After completing a degree in philosophy, Alice began her career in commercial writing and content creation and now works for a MarTech business in strategic business development.
Hannah Ridsdale
Hannah Ridsdale
Hannah Ridsdale
Hannah is a founding trustee and responsible for fundraising and partnerships.
With a background in talent management, she now works in tech, focusing on data intelligence, while also managing her own jewellery business.
Advisors
Martin Frank
Graham Murray
Graham Murray
Martin is the Financial Controller* of Research Schizophrenia.
Martin is an experienced financial services professional with a skillset across international asset finance & treasury with a particular focus on lease syndication, most recently with De Lage Landen, a subsidiary of the Dutch Rabobank.
* Martin acts on a voluntary basis for Research Schizophrenia.
Graham Murray
Graham Murray
Graham Murray
Dr Graham Murray is Professor of Psychiatry & Neuroscience at Cambridge University and advises the trustees on medical terminology and content*.
Dr Murray holds two research doctorates, one in cognitive neuroscience and psychiatric brain imaging, from University of London, and one in cognitive developmental epidemiology from University of
Dr Graham Murray is Professor of Psychiatry & Neuroscience at Cambridge University and advises the trustees on medical terminology and content*.
Dr Murray holds two research doctorates, one in cognitive neuroscience and psychiatric brain imaging, from University of London, and one in cognitive developmental epidemiology from University of Oulu in Finland.
* Dr Murray acts on a voluntary basis for Research Schizophrenia.
David Kirby
Graham Murray
David Kirby
David is a solicitor with more than 10 years experience providing legal advise in the charity sector. David helped Research Schizophrenia from its inception, overseeing Charity Commission registration and advising on a wide range of strategic issues*.
* David Kirby acts as legal advisor to Research Schizophrenia on behalf of his law firm DK Legal.
Ed Heelas
Ed advises the trustees on the Research Funding process.
With over 20 years of experience in biomedical research and research funding, Ed has worked at several leading research-intensive universities, acted as an advisor to the UK Research Councils and the Department of Business Innovation and Skills, and spent time as a consultant in inno
Ed advises the trustees on the Research Funding process.
With over 20 years of experience in biomedical research and research funding, Ed has worked at several leading research-intensive universities, acted as an advisor to the UK Research Councils and the Department of Business Innovation and Skills, and spent time as a consultant in innovation-led economic development and evaluation at the firm SQW.
Ed leads the Oncology Evidence Generation Team at AstraZeneca, UK, where he oversees a wide-ranging portfolio of research activities across real world evidence, digital health, and externally sponsored research, including clinical trials.
Since joining industry, Ed has worked with Takeda, Pfizer, Reckitt, and now AstraZeneca promoting the use of various types of data in optimising patient pathways and validating medical technology to improve patient outcomes. He holds a BSc in Medical Biochemistry from King’s College London and MSc in Demography and Public Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
* Ed Heelas acts on a voluntary basis for Research Schizophrenia.
