Krish Kandiah

Dr Krish Kandiah OBE is the founder of The Sanctuary Foundation. A charity supporting refugees to find welcome, work and worthwhile housing in the UK.

A regular broadcaster on BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 2 and had written for the Guardian, the Spectator, The Times and The Mirror.

He is recognised as an expert in refugee resettlement , child welfare reform, educational innovation and civil society mobilisation. Krish has led the charge on mobilising civil society groups and churches as they have supported recent arrivals from Hong Kong, Afghanistan, Ukraine and Sudan.

He is a regular advisor to government. He was appointed by the Secretary of State for Education as the Chair of the Adoption and Special Guardianship Leadership Board (2019-2021) where he brought strategic leadership to the finding of permanent loving families for children in the care system. He has helped to inspire and train thousands to care for vulnerable adults and children.