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Eleanor Whitley is part of the founding team at Hub Kings Cross and has helped build a thriving community of over 300 individuals working in socially minded business.

In line with the Hub’s ethos, Eleanor’s ambition is to attract, inspire and support a global community of diverse individuals working together to create a radically better world. Hub Kings Cross has developed a physical and virtual global ecosystem to fuel the sustainable economy.  It all started with the basics- desks, chairs, connectivity, printers, meeting rooms, event spaces, a fair trade café bar- all housed in a sustainably run building. Then came the bit that’s harder to control- building a thriving community of freethinkers and doers with the focus to solve some of the world’s most intractable problems.

Hubs attract early stage start-ups, freelancers and activists through to serial entrepreneurs, executives and policy makers, all working in hugely diverse sectors across the globe. They hold only one thing in common- their commitment to ‘more than profit’, to dedicating their work to making the world a radically better place. Engineers sit next to eco-warriors; financial wizards sit next to forestry commissioners; craftspeople sit next to councilors. Hub membership is given on an individual basis, to people with very different backgrounds and usage habits - ensuring energy, commitment and movement within and between Hubs.  Innovative meeting rooms and spectacular event spaces are available to hire to both members and non-members.

Eleanor has an MA in Cultural Policy & Management and previously worked on a variety of creative projects and events which used the arts to develop community cohesion and social skills.  She is using her skills to host the Hub community and to support other organisations in launching and developing new world changing initiatives. 

She looks forward to seeing a convergence between the ISES and Hub networks, and to hosting many special events at the Hub Kings Cross.