By patients, for patients

Dale Atkinson

Co-founder

Dale has spent nearly two decades in risk, compliance and governance at some of the most regulated firms in finance, including HSBC, Schroders and Wellington Management.

At HSBC he chaired HSBC Asset Management’s global financial-crime and compliance management committee, and sat as a board member on two internal HSBC entity boards. At Wellington Management he led financial-crime risk globally, then its regulatory technology work across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

He has run compliance technology and remediation programmes for large financial firms, working with regulators in the UK, Europe, Asia and the offshore centres. He is a PRINCE2 Practitioner.

In October 2024, at 35, with two young sons, he was diagnosed with stage IV oesophageal cancer. He speaks about what being a patient has taught him about focus and trust.

He is a trustee of West Berkshire Therapy Centre, a neuro-rehabilitation charity.

Louise Williamson

Co-founder

Louise has spent more than two decades in enterprise technology, across cybersecurity, software, strategic sales and channel development. Most recently she was Sales Director, Security for Northern Europe at VMware, where she grew a security business from about four people to more than fifty. Earlier, she led the Palo Alto Networks division at Westcon Security and co-founded VW Technology.

She has built enterprise sales strategies and complex routes to market, and has experience in coaching, mentoring and leadership development.

She speaks fluent French and Spanish, and holds a BA in Modern European Languages from Durham University.

She also brings the perspective of a patient living with MS.