Derek Bardowell

Spear’s Review

As philanthropy adviser and current co-CEO of Ten Years’ Time, Derek Bardowell believes in bridging the gap between philanthropists and the communities they wish to help. ‘We accompany philanthropists and their families into the hearts of communities, the minds of the world’s leading academics and the halls of government to better understand social challenges, then find and fund solutions to them,’ he said. 

Bardowell is the author of Giving Back: How To Do Good, Better, as well as No Win Race, which was named sports book of the year by the Sunday Times and the Financial Times in 2019.

He is a knowledge equity fellow at the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship at Oxford’s Saïd Business School, and chair designate of the Tudor Trust.

Adviser Profile

Derek Bardowell is a philanthropy adviser and author. He is the CEO of Ten Years’ Time, helping donors to resource racial and economic justice with care and confidence. Derek supports clients to redistribute wealth directly to the most harmed communities so that they can birth and determine their dreams and realities. Previously, Derek managed portfolios for several UK funders, distributing over £150 million to good causes in 34 countries. His first book, No Win Race, explored race and racism in modern Britain through sport. It was a Sunday Times and Financial Times Book of the Year. Derek’s second book, Giving Back, reimagines philanthropy through a reparative lens. He is a Thirty Percy and Mission 44 trustee.