Danielle Walker Palmour was the founding Director of Friends Provident Foundation. Under her leadership, the Foundation has an international reputation for innovative funding and investment practice and is at the forefront of rethinking the role of philanthropic resources in the UK. She is currently a board member of the National Lottery Community Fund, a Trustee of Britain Yearly Meeting (Quakers), holds advisory roles related to the University of York and is a trustee of local York charities.