Sophia Swire is a British social entrepreneur and impact venture capitalist with a focus on gender, climate and sustainability.
14 Facts About Sophia Swire
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Sophia Swire is the daughter of Humphrey Roger Swire, a director of Sotheby's, and descendant of Sir John Swire.
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Sophia Swire has three brothers: Mark, Philip and Hugo Swire, Baron Swire, a member of the House of Lords and former Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
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Sophia Swire left banking after Black Monday to found a non-profit, Learning for Life.
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In 1993, Sophia Swire co-founded Learning for Life, an educational charity, acting as a trustee and chairing its board from 1995 to 2000.
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In 2010, Sophia Swire became the senior gemstones advisor to the Afghan Ministry of Mines and Petroleum, with funding from the World Bank.
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In 2012, Sophia Swire established Future Brilliance, non-profit offering workplace skills and enterprise development training with a focus on Afghan women.
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Sophia Swire worked to revive the jewellery industry in gemstone-rich areas of Afghanistan.
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In October 2013, Sophia Swire was announced as a Conservative candidate in the European Parliament election of 2014 in South West England and Gibraltar, together with Ashley Fox, Julie Girling, James Cracknell, Georgina Butler, and Melissa Maynard.
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Sophia Swire said during the campaign that her financial background would enable her to get value for money from the European Union for causes in the region and for protecting the United Kingdom as Europe's principal financial centre.
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Sophia Swire wished to develop policy to address the growing refugee crisis and tackle the rise of radical extremism.
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Sophia Swire created and produced the documentary film, Burning Man: Art on Fire.
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Sophia Swire co-produced the BBC Inside Story film, Smoke Rings.
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Sophia Swire produced the Channel Four documentary Mr Jinnah: the Making of Pakistan.