{"id":77403,"date":"2024-03-21T09:36:28","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T09:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/?p=77403"},"modified":"2026-04-15T08:36:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T08:36:42","slug":"taylor-root-uk-trustee-network-an-interview-with-sarai-jacob-whelan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/de\/career-advice\/trustee-network\/taylor-root-uk-trustee-network-an-interview-with-sarai-jacob-whelan\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Root UK Trustee Network: An interview with Sarai Jacob-Whelan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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As part of our interview series for our Trustee Network, Taylor Root Partner, Sarah Ingwersen<\/a>, recently spoke to Sarai Jacob-Whelan<\/a>, Internal Counsel at Macquarie Asset Management<\/a>, about being a Trustee for Peer UK Ltd.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What motivated you to become a Trustee of this not-for-profit organisation?<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

I was keen to become a Trustee for several reasons, namely, to build transferable professional skills, learn about a different organisation and give back to the community. However, all of this came into greater focus when I discovered an organisation that I was seriously passionate about. Peer is a free, contemporary art space in the heart of the community. I wanted to become a Trustee to develop my skills as a professional and I have found that I have gained an immense amount in return, both professionally and personally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How does your experience as in-house counsel contribute to your effectiveness as a Trustee? <\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

When I joined the board of Peer, its then Chairperson summed up the role of the board as to \u201ccheck, challenge and champion\u201d the organisation. With that in mind, there are many parallels with this role and my responsibilities as Internal Counsel at Macquarie Asset Management. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A large part of my professional role is to manage multiple stakeholders, assess risk, and guide my teams to make decisions on imperfect information. I bring pragmatism and use my experience to help them cut through noise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These skills are directly transferable to my role as a Trustee. I have found the opportunity to apply them in a different context has strengthened them, bringing more creativity to my approach.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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