Introducing the Crew
Talk is cheap, but execution? That’s rare. Our team bridges the gap, drawing on deep roots in Hollywood, global banking, fintech, design, gaming, financial education and entertainment.
We've united for one massive mission: to give every single child the financial education they deserve.
Charles O’Neil
CEO & Co-founder
Top kitten and cheese board commander.
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Nine-plus years at Deutsche Bank's Fintech Lab, leading Robo-Adviser and steering MiFID II, AMLD5 and CCAR compliance. Before fintech, advertising at DDB London and M&C Saatchi.
Paul Jason
Principal Creative & Co-founder
Creative overlord of laser beams and story sparkles.
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Built and led digital agencies delivering creative for Disney, Universal, Nissan, Panasonic, Three, Google and Levi's, amongst many more.
Jonty Nuttall
COO
Captain of crunchy decisions and emergency snacks.
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Twenty-five-plus years in AI, writing and deploying some of the earliest NLP, biometrics and CX analytics systems. Built enterprise deals from $500k to $400m.
Jake Lunt Davies
Lead Concept Designer
Weird alien drawing even stranger kittens.
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Concept designer and storyboard artist across six Star Wars films, Andor, Project Hail Mary, Venom and Minecraft 2. Now designing the kittens and creatures of the KSA.
David Arnold
Musical Director
Supreme synth blaster and meow mix maestro.
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One of the world's most celebrated film composers, with a career spanning Bond, blockbuster scores and a body of work that has shaped how audiences experience music on screen for over three decades.
Emmanuel Asuquo
Curriculum Expert
Financial lover with classic Cheshire kitten smile.
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Qualified financial adviser and Sunday Times bestselling author, known for Channel 4's Save Well, Spend Better and BBC One. Over 15 years helping people build genuine financial confidence.
Charles Talibard
Head of Engineering
Button masher, beep-boop engineer extraordinaire
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An experienced technical leader who delivers simple solutions to complex problems, and prides himself on helping his team unlock their full potential.
Luke Andrews
Head of Game Development
Game galaxy wrangler & virtual space tamer.
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Eight-plus years building in Unity and UE4, fluent in C++, C#, HLSL and UE4's Blueprint system. Brings the KSA universe to life, line of code by line of code.
Heather Savage
Lead 3D Extraordinaire
3D reality bender of all things awesome.
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Pre visual and post visual artist on Marvel, Disney and Netflix productions including Aquaman 2, before moving into final-pixel VFX.
Now building the visual world of the Kitten Space Academy.
Dan Walsh
Chief Marketing Officer
Kitten who knows other kittens.
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Over 20 years shaping strategic marketing for global brands and leadership teams. Now focused on diversity, inclusion and the change businesses actually need to succeed.
Niamh Gregg
Operational Compliance Lead
Anti piracy kitten.
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Operational Compliance Lead with an MSc from LSE and a BA (Hons) from the University of Cambridge. Keeps Sunshine+Kittens safe, compliant and shipshape.
Klaus Hank
Non-executive chairman
Collector of fine kitten art with a thirst for milk.
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Over 30 years of international leadership across financial services and technology, from equity derivatives trading to global business transformation. Brings deep governance and scale-up experience to the board.
Andrew Rivers
Business Development
Galactic goldfish counter & snack fund keeper.
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Over 15 years in IT and technology, currently serving a global tier one investment bank across EMEA, APAC and the Americas. PRINCE2 accredited, proven across international delivery teams.
João de Sousa
European Lead
Portuguese mouse bater & collector of snacks.
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Over 15 years leading operations and business transformation across Europe, APAC and the Americas, with full P&L ownership and a track record of scaling organisations into new markets.
The Top Cats
Our UX testers
A collection of the finest from the pale blue dot.
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We wouldn’t be complete without the help from the kids including. Albery, Aneira, Clara, Eliora, Ethan, Felix, Francisco, Greta, Inigo, Izzy, Malachi, Mia-Rae, Otto, Robin, Salvador, Samy & Sophia. Thank you!