Lara Oyedele

Lara is passionate about reducing homelessness and promoting diversity in leadership. Originally trained as a journalist, she has almost 30 years of professional experience working in housing associations, local authorities, private sector management companies, and homelessness charities.

A former Housing Association CEO, Lara was the founding Chair of, and creative force behind, BMENational, the coalition which promotes the role of ethnic minority housing associations in England. Lara is an alumnus of the London School of Economics and Henley Business School.

Lara has served on the Board of Southern Housing Group as well as the equality advisory board to the housing regulator. She is currently a trustee of homelessness charity, Hope Housing (Bradford Ltd). Lara runs a training company, manages an extensive buy-to-let portfolio, and is developing an affordable housing company.