Who we are

Chairs BOVF from Thailand and leads the extensive campaign to persuade the government to introduce a voting system for British citizens overseas which will enable them to vote in person with certainty

Leads on Fully Functional Voting →

Vice Chair and lead of the Frozen Pensions policy group, working on remedies a UK minister could realistically defend in public.

Leads on Frozen Pensions →

Treasurer of the Forum, responsible for its finances and for the stewardship of membership income.

UK-based trustee who was formerly based in the Caribbean.  She is responsible for BOVF’s external and social media strategy.  She also supports the BOVF’s engagement with parliamentarians in Westminster.

Trustee and coordinator for Malaysia, connecting a long-settled British community with the Forum’s work. Expects to be affected by the Frozen Pension and University Fees issues in the next ten years.

UK-based trustee who assists in the building of relationships with parliamentarians and external organisations.  He also brings governance and public policy experience to the Forum’s development.

Leads on Spouse and Family Visas →

Coordinates the Singapore branch and leads the policy group on UK bank accounts, collecting evidence on closures affecting citizens abroad.

Leads on UK Bank Accounts →

Dan lends his extensive experience from a career where has worked on all sides of the spouse visa issue to the BOVF policy group

Leads on Spouse and Family Visas →

Leads the BOVF policy work in coming up with a sensible solution to the current very bad system which on paper, and at least for some British students applying from overseas, results in them being forced to pay extortionate fees but also in reality is allowing a significant majority of overseas students to qualify as home fee students. This costs the government a significant amount of subsidy to which it is currently oblivious of.  In practice many of the overseas students that manage to obtain home fee status end up not being able to study the courses they prefer or at universities that they prefer and which they are academically qualified to attend.

Leads on Higher Education and University Fees →

Andreas manages a large data centre in Vienna

Boyd is a successful entrepreneur

Clarissa built a successful travel and tourism business in Italy before retiring there 

Is a lawyer and qualified JP with a long career in oil industry 

Eric together with Partners based around the Asian region runs a succesful financial advisory businees

Leads on Frozen Pensions →

Jane brings extensive experience from the “Not for Profit” sector to BOVF

Leads on Frozen Pensions →

Kevin is an entrepreneur based in Taiwan