INSPIRING WOMAN
Rohini with Sir David Attenborough
Rohini Finch on careers and staying true to yourself When we first asked Rohini to write in this feature, she was reluctant. She doesn’t see herself as inspirational in any way. “I am just someone who made the most of the opportunities presented and had a lot of luck along the way. All I have is a few insights to share as an Asian woman of a certain age, who has negotiated male dominated environments”, she says. Here’s her fascinating journey.
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imbledon-based Rohini Finch spent her early career working in the oil industry, as a chemical engineer and an oil trader at Texaco and Vitol. She has served as Chairman and trustee to the World Land Trust. With her husband Bob, she founded Generations, a charity donating to causes
supporting children, sport and environmental issues. The charity supports several local causes, including Regenerate, Momentum, Stem4, Homestart Merton and Jigsaw4u. Rohini is also co-founder of Talis Capital, a Wimbledon-based venture capital firm.
I was born a British Indian in Tanzania, and my family moved to the UK when I was nine in 1972. The UK was a very different world in the 70’s. It was tough for many, in fact most people. Racism was overt and ugly. It felt as though we immigrants dreamt small and held our communities close. But
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