Our Team
Our team’s mission is to establish and implement the strategies and actions to build a stronger future through play. Starting with our own organisational structure, we are scaling to deliver impact and to positively touch the lives of as many children as possible.
Leadership Team
John Goodwin
Chief Executive Officer
Sarah Bouchie
Head of Programme, Learning through Play in Early Childhood
Halima Begum
Head of Programme, Connecting Play and Education
Kasper Ottosson Kanstrup
Head of Programme, Communities of Learning through Play
Bo Stjerne Thomsen
Head of the LEGO Foundation Centre
Carsten Klokkerholm Wammen
Head of Excellence
Charlotte Qvist Frandsen
Head of HR and Capability Building
Diana Ringe Krogh
Chief of Staff and Head of Communication
Learning through Play in Early Childhood
Sarah Wolman
Initiatives Lead
Fiona Smith
Initiatives Lead
Zelda Yanovich
Senior Initiatives Manager
Lisa Ewertson
Initiatives Manager
Lesley Patricia Holst
Intiatives Lead
Tarun Varma
Initiatives Manager
Connecting Play and Education
Ryan Gawn
Initiatives Lead
Frederikke Tømmergaard
Senior Initiatives Manager
Per Havgaard
Senior Initiatives Manager
Georgine Paltzer
Initiatives Manager
Gitte Sørensen
Executive Assistant
Communities of Learning through Play
Tina Marie Petrowsky
Initiatives Lead
Lena Venborg
Initiatives Lead, Denmark
Gitte Ottesen
Initiatives Manager, Denmark
Michael Renvillard
Initiatives Lead, South Africa
Diego Adame
Initiatives Lead, Mexico
Andrea Hernandez Arriaga
Initiatives Manager
Maria Altamirano
Training and Content Coordinator, Mexico
Oksana Roma
Initiatives Manager, Ukraine
Jane Vejrup
Personal Assistant
LEGO Foundation Centre for Creativity, Play and Learning
Søren Holm
Experience Lead
Celia Hsiao
Research Lead
Jill Popp
Senior Research Manager
Hanne Jensen
Research Specialist
Elisabeth McClure
Research Specialist
Anne Holme
Research Advisor
Marie Bjerre Odgaard
Research Assistant
Jens Maibom
Head of Research Application Hub
Casper Aarlit Jensen
Facilitation Manager
Tina Holm Sørensen
Experience Manager
Amos Blanton
Senior LEGO Idea Studio Manager
Liam Nilsen
Learning Experience Designer
Dorthe Feveile Kjerkegaard
Design Specialist - Play and Health
Anette Egknud
Personal Assistant
Staff Functions: Communications, HR and CEO Office
Christina Witcomb
Senior Communication Manager
Jan Christensen
Communication Manager
Charlotte Wieder
Research Community Manager (PlayFutures)
Laura Paola Finsterbusch
Recruitment Specialist
Søren K. Nielsen
HR Manager
Trine Ji Holmgaard
Management Consultant
Anne-Sophie Hougaard
Executive Assistant
Excellence
Jane Schlenzig
Project and Portfolio Lead
Tina Bache Sørensen
Senior Administration Manager
Birgitte Hjerrild
Grant Management Assistant
Laura Fahler-Compaore
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager
Teri Katrin Richter
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager
Michaela Lednova
Grant Manager
Nikolaj Strømkjær
Event Project Manager
Gunnar Brodersen
Finance Project Manager
Lene Thisgaard Nielsen
Finance Director
Emilie Nygaard Brix
Office Coordinator
Head Office Address
LEGO Foundation
Koldingvej 2
7190 Billund
Denmark
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