Nick Hurd is the chair of GSG Impact. He also chairs Access – the Foundation for Social Investment in the UK, and the i(x) private equity impact investment company. In 2021, he chaired the Impact Taskforce, set up by GSG Impact with the support of the G7 Presidency. He has a background in capital markets, having been a UK pension fund manager and having set up an investment banking business in Brazil. Nick served as a Member of Parliament in the UK for 14 years, and was a government minister for nine years, including as Minister for Civil Society, Minister for International Development and Minister for Climate Change and Industry.