Now Teach
Sonya Branch is an accomplished legal professional with extensive experience in senior management roles across various high-profile organizations. Currently serving as Executive Director and General Counsel at the Bank of England since 2015, Sonya leads the Legal Directorate and reports directly to the Governor, overseeing the Bank's legal risk management. In addition to this role, Sonya has held trustee positions at Now Teach and Target Ovarian Cancer, actively contributing to charitable initiatives. Formerly, Sonya was a founding panel member of the LawTech Delivery Panel and served in significant roles at the Competition and Markets Authority, Defra, the Office of Fair Trading, and prestigious law firms Clifford Chance LLP and Linklaters. Sonya's educational background includes a MA in Jurisprudence from the University of Oxford and advanced qualifications in European Competition Law and Legal Practice.
This person is not in any teams
This person is not in any offices
Now Teach
Now Teach brings experienced professionals into teaching. As lives and careers last longer, Now Teach is uniquely tailored to support people as they change profession and redeploy their talent and experience in the classroom; addressing declining numbers of qualifying teachers and ensuring the students who need it most get the best education possible. In doing so, Now Teach aims to draw on the experience its teachers have from successful careers in industry and the public sector to inform the future direction of our education system and the teaching profession.