Krish Kandiah

Dr. Kandiah is a social entrepreneur with a vision to help solve some of society’s seemingly intractable problems through building partnerships across civil society, faith communities, government and philanthropy. He is the chair of the Adoption and Special Guardianship Leadership Board where he brings strategic leadership to the finding of permanent,loving families for children in the care system working across the sector and advising the English government. Krish has led the charge on mobilizing civil society groups and churches as they have supported recent arrivals from Hong Kong, Afghanistan, and Ukraine. He has helped to inspire and train thousands to care for vulnerable adults and children. He is spearheading collaborative ventures among government, media, charities and philanthropy. He is the founder of The Sanctuary Foundation.