Chelsea Foundation appoints Laura Cordingley as CEO

Chelsea Foundation has appointed Laura Cordingley as its new chief executive.

Cordingley joins Chelsea Foundation from cricket charity Chance to Shine, where she spent six years as chief executive. During her career, she has also worked at the Mayor of London’s office as assistant director, responsible for Team London, and held roles at Marylebone Cricket Club, Durham City School Sports Partnership and Volleyball England.

Cordingley will start her new role at Chelsea Foundation in August and will lead the Foundation’s work using the power of football to motivate, educate and inspire its communities.

Cordingley said: “I’m honoured to have been given the opportunity to lead the Chelsea Foundation in its next chapter. The Foundation has a wonderful ability to change lives and connect communities through its social impact.

“I can see huge opportunity to further this impact and I very much look forward to working with the passionate team at the Foundation to achieve this in the future.”

Chair of the Foundation, Lord Daniel Finkelstein OBE, added: “We are one of the world’s leading football social responsibility programmes and Laura will elevate our work even further.”