Marianna Hay

Marianna Hay MBE is a charity leader, social innovator and consultant whose career has focused on creating opportunities for young people through the arts, education and community development. Beginning as a Teach First music teacher in 2007, she went on to found and lead Orchestras for All in 2011, growing it over a decade into a nationally recognised charity that has transformed the lives of thousands of young people through music, for which she was awarded an MBE in 2020. Since then, she has co-founded Take Note, an innovation lab and consultancy supporting charities, funders and cultural organisations to strengthen strategy, collaboration and social impact across the UK.