Mark Lister

Mark is our Chief Executive Officer and joined Learning Space in 2025.

Mark is an experienced charity Chief Executive with over 25 years’ successful track record in leadership covering social care, housing, community development, health, social/criminal justice, as well as international rights and development.

More recent roles have included Interim CEO at two London community charities – Boiler House Spaces and Westway Trust – and CEO of the national advocacy charity POhWER which supported over 50,000 people living with mental ill-health, a physical or learning disability or dementia.

He is a qualified fundraising and marketing professional.