Sir Rod Aldridge OBE is one of the UK’s leading social and business entrepreneurs. After qualifying as a chartered public accountant, he founded the Capita Group in 1984, building it from a start-up to a FTSE 100 company employing over 60,000 people. After retiring in 2006, Sir Rod established the Aldridge Foundation, which promotes enterprise skills in young people’s education. He was the founding chair of the National College for Digital Skills, Ada, and the youth volunteering charity Vinspired, and is chair of The Lowry in Salford and President of Sussex Cricket. His autobiography, You’re Better Than They Think You Are, was published in 2018.