Mary Rose Gunn

Mary Rose Gunn is the Founder and CEO of The Fore, the UK’s only venture philanthropy fund dedicated to backing the best small charities and social enterprises. Since 2017, The Fore has awarded over £12.5m in over 650 unrestricted grants and provided 29,000 hours of skills support to organisations tackling some of society’s toughest issues. Mary Rose previously served as CEO of The Bulldog Trust where she led the transformation of Two Temple Place, a historic Thames-side mansion, into a vibrant cultural venue. She is Deputy Chair of INTBAU, a Women of the Year alumna, RSA Fellow, and was named one of NatWest’s WISE100 Women in Social Enterprise. From 2020 to 2022, she served as a Commissioner on the Law Family Commission on Civil Society, chaired by Lord Gus O’Donnell.