The team

James JP Drake

Chairman and Founder

James launched The Drake Foundation in 2014 and has been proud to champion it ever since.

In addition to The Drake Foundation, James is the Founder and Chairman of Future Science Group, an innovative publisher that focuses on breakthrough medical, biotechnological and scientific research.

To discover more about James and his other philanthropy programmes, please visit www.jamesdrake.com.

Lewis Moody MBE

Rugby Union Ambassador

Lewis is a Rugby Union Ambassador for The Drake Foundation. He was part of the 2003 World Cup winning side, and played for England, the British and Irish Lions, Leicester Tigers and Bath Rugby.

Lewis joined the Foundation in 2021 to help increase the conversation around player welfare in rugby across all levels of the game, from grassroots through to elite level.

Peter Hughes

Advisor

Peter Hughes graduated with an LLB (Hons) from the University of Bristol and subsequently qualified as a solicitor. On qualifying he became a partner of Corbould Rigby & Co., which merged with Underwood & Co. in 1998. He was managing partner of Underwood & Co. for 15 years until April 2014, combining the role with a busy case load for his clients.

Outside the office, Peter has a keen interest in any sport involving a ball, as well as in driving his classic Bristol car to distant places.