The Access Project
Adam Fairhead is a seasoned financial services professional with extensive experience in compliance, product development, and governance roles. Currently serving as an External Trustee for The Hargreaves Lansdown Charitable Foundation and a Financial Services Consultant, Adam also tutors A level mathematics and coaches Oxbridge applicants for The Access Project. Formerly the Chief Compliance Officer at HSBC Global Asset Management, responsibilities included strategic compliance advice and managing compliance functions. Adam holds a Master's degree in Mathematics from Pembroke College, Oxford, and has held various leadership positions across multiple prestigious financial institutions, demonstrating a commitment to risk management, regulatory compliance, and product governance.
The Access Project
The Access Project is an innovative education and social mobility charity that helps high potential young people from under-resourced backgrounds beat the odds and secure places at top universities. Our volunteers are trained and supported to be exceptional tutors who work with our students for an hour a week to raise their grades. In addition, a dedicated school-based staff member mentors the students so they have the knowledge and support to make strong university applications. Our results show this approach works. A young person who has participated in The Access Project’s programme is more than twice as likely to go to a top university than another student with the same academic track record and background.