Stuart Hutton B.Sc.(Hons), FCSI, EFA (Chair)

Stuart established his own international wealth management business over 15 years ago to provide advice and support to high-net worth individuals, families, and their businesses.  In 2015, Stuart joined Simply Ethical as their Chief Investment Officer, where alongside his fellow Directors, he is driving an innovative and fresh approach to managing Sharia-observant ethical investments for their clients.

Stuart is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments (CISI) and is an External Specialist Advisor to them on Islamic Finance. At the end of 2017, he was appointed as one of the first Emissary’s of the RFI and this year has worked with others to form the Emissary Leadership Group, to develop further the role of the emissaries and increase their network globally.

Stuart has a keen interest in new technology including FinTech and Blockchain, and has continued to work with organisations in this exciting area to find new ways of developing the financial and banking sectors, especially around sustainability, green finance and financial inclusion, and their role in meeting the social and environmental impacts of the United Nations 2030 agenda. He is a Board Member for the European Partners for the Environment (EPE), a multi-stakeholder think tank based in Brussels, supporting transformational collaboration to encourage implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and Green Finance both in the EU and around the globe.

In 2019, Stuart became a Founding Member of Otherdots, a virtual future-driven foundation spearheading an audacious initiative to bring education into the new gaming playground of tomorrow. It is founded on absolute transparency and is resetting the global donations model mindset.

Outside of financial services, Stuart holds several Trustee and Non-Executive positions on Boards for a variety of private and public sector organisations in housing, education, and health & social welfare.