Seb Elsworth

Seb is the founding CEO of Access and has led the organisation since its inception in 2015, working in close partnership with a range of organisations, to increase access to finance for community-based charities and social enterprise across England. Seb is widely recognised as a collaborative leader and a strong advocate for enterprise development and social investment in the UK.

Prior to joining Access, Seb held roles as Deputy Chief Executive at the Social Investment Business and Director of Strategy at ACEVO. Seb also serves as a member of the Council of the University of Leeds.

Seb was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in 2022 for services to Social Investment.