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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