Peer Baneke, CEO whose father had MS, joined MSIF in 2007 after 8 years as General Secretary of the European Council on Refugees and Exiles. Before that he worked with Amnesty International in the Netherlands. In 1983 he moved to London to join the organisation’s global headquarters. He was Head of Campaigning and later managed the organisation’s responses to human rights crises. He has an MA in sociology and speaks Dutch and English, and a reasonable level of French and German.
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Paul Rompani, Deputy CEO has an MSc in Voluntary Sector Organisation and a BA in Economics & Social Sciences. He joined MSIF in April 2000 with four years' experience working in the international nonprofit sector. He has produced Newsletters and publicity material, organised events, worked on Committees and was plucked from the British Council where he was managing an international student exchange programme.
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Ian Douglas, International Programme Manager has a BSc in Chemistry and a MSc in Economics. Prior to working for MSIF he spent 15 years in the City of London working as an analyst for a large Swiss investment bank. Before that Ian worked for a number of UK voluntary organisations, including parliamentary officer for the Local Government Information Unit. In addition to his work at MSIF Ian is a trustee of a number of charities, including the UK MS Society. Ian is married with two teenage children and has secondary progressive MS after first developing the illness in 1985.
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Lucy Summers, Publications Manager joined MSIF in April, 2006. Originally from New Zealand, Lucy has a BA and an MRRP. Prior to joining the Federation, she worked as editor of the UK Parkinson’s Disease Society's magazine and other publications. Her role before that was Communications Project Manager for a New Zealand mental health charity, and previously, project editor for Dorling Kindersley (DK) book publishers in London.
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Dhia Chandraratna, International Scientific and Medical Research Officer joined MSIF in February 2008 with six years experience in scientific and medical research. She has a BA and Ph.D. in Genetics and prior to joining the federation worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the Cambridge Institute for Medical Research (CIMR) on Alzheimer’s disease.

Zoe Burr, International Development Manager joined MSIF in September 2006. She has a BA in Hispanic Studies and Politics and has spent time teaching in Peru and Portugal. She speaks Spanish and Portuguese. Prior to joining MSIF, she worked in both the Events and Campaigns and Communications Office at the mental health charity, Rethink, for two years.
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Jo Pennell, Finance and Administration Manager joined the Federation with six years experience of finance in the charity sector. Having begun work in an administrative role for an international charity, she moved into finance. Jo is furthering her financial studies and will be combining both her administrative and finance skills in her role with MSIF.
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David Nash, Accountant retired after ten years as Finance Director of an international charity, but has now returned to part-time work with the Federation. A Chartered Management Accountant with a degree in Economics from the Open University, he is a former Army Officer and Warrant Officer, a one-time teacher of English and Physical Education and, for a few years, the owner-manager of a small private hotel.
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Barnaby Dumbell, IT Manager joined the Federation in May 1997 as Online Editorial Assistant to the Managing Editor of the World of MS web site. Between his degree in Product Design and joining the Federation he worked as both a web designer and 3d animator. Having left the Federation in May 2000 he has returned as the full time IT Manager.
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