Meet the team

Amy Michael

Amy Michael

Swiftaid Product Manager

Amy transformed unprofitable portrait studios, on major luxury cruise liners, into successful businesses offering premium products. She has also built and branded a business in both the UK and Australia and has experience in management.

Beth Michael

Beth Michael

COO and Co-founder

Beth has a background in business ownership, management and operations. Previously turning underperforming businesses around to profit for a national chain. She has excellent strategic skills with a great ability to build relationships with major corporations.

Carl Hartshorn

Carl Hartshorn

Engineer

Carl brings over seven years of experience as a Software Engineer to our team. With a knack for problem-solving, he's adept at developing secure and scalable software in diverse environments, from startups to established companies. Carl's commitment to innovation and technology extends beyond work, where he indulges his interests in new tech trends and approaches.

Chris Chorley

Chris Chorley

Engineer

Chris is a software engineering professional with over 20 years experience who is passionate about great software delivered the right way. Deeply experienced in agile methodologies and the software lifecycle having worked with it from multiple perspectives.

David Michael

David Michael

CEO and Co-Founder

David is the inventor and architect of the Streeva technology. David is also a proven inventor and entrepreneur with a great passion for both technology and business strategy, creating solutions to address huge market opportunities.

Giles Jermy

Giles Jermy

Engineer

Giles is not one to take the technical hands-off approach, he is motivated to continue to be active in the technologies the teams are using and introducing.

Michael Watts

Michael Watts

Engineer

Mike has helped companies and organisations shape the way they use digital media to engage with customers for over 15 years. He has built web applications, websites, and written bespoke business tools with a priority to deliver the best possible software for the job.

Phil Mackay

Phil Mackay

Swiftaid Product Owner

Phil, holding a First Class MSc in Computing Science from Newcastle University and a Certified Scrum Product Owner, brings a wealth of experience in product management and software development to our team.

Sam Michael

Sam Michael

Designer and Director

An award-winning designer with over 13 years experience working with brands including Intel, Oracle, HSBC, Mozilla and many more. Sam also spent two years starting up Monzo bank.

Board of advisors

Phil Smith CBE

Phil Smith CBE

Non-Executive Chairperson of the board

I couldn’t be more delighted to be part of the Streeva team. In these extremely challenging times, we all know charities really need to work and to maximise their fundraising and Swiftaid has the potential to make a huge difference.

Richard Boulton KC

Richard Boulton KC

Investor Director

It's great to witness the power of technology to help both donors and the charities to which they want to give.

Sharon Maguire

Sharon Maguire

Non-Exec Director

I am delighted to be on this exciting journey with such a passionate team! By bringing the latest technologies to the forefront we can significantly boost charitable giving across the entire sector. With more than £564m pounds left on the table every year the opportunity to have real impact on those that need it most is huge!