Founders
The Chamber is honoured to be represented by a distinguished group of leaders across diplomacy, enterprise, and diaspora engagement, each of whom is committed to advancing and strengthening the enduring partnership between Britain and Jamaica.
Jamaican High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
His Excellency Alexander Williams has served as Jamaica’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom since October 2023. An attorney-at-law of more than thirty years’ standing and a former President of the Jamaican Bar Association, he served as a Senator from 2012 to 2016 and has chaired several national institutions, including the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission. As Jamaica’s senior representative in the UK, his priorities include deepening diaspora engagement and strengthening commercial and investment ties between the two nations.
British High Commissioner to Jamaica
Her Excellency Alicia Herbert OBE has been British High Commissioner to Jamaica since September 2025, and is one of the first UK Heads of Mission born in the Caribbean to be posted to the region. Before her appointment she served as the UK’s Director of Education, Gender and Equalities and as Special Envoy for Gender Equality at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. She is focused on building a modern UK–Jamaica partnership, with priorities spanning education, gender equality and inclusive economic growth.
Multi-Award-Winning Entrepreneur & Adviser
Dr Nathaniel Peat is a British-Jamaican social entrepreneur, engineer and international speaker. He is the founder of The Safety Box, a youth-development and violence-prevention organisation, and Co-Founder of GeNNex Solar, a renewable-energy company operating across East Africa and the Caribbean. An Honorary Fellow of Brunel University and Co-Founder and Patron of the EY Foundation (Ernst & Young), he served as the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council Representative for the South of the UK, advising Jamaica’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade on investment, trade and sustainable development. He is a member of the Lloyds Banking Group Black Business Advisory Board. In 2026 he was awarded the Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters (D.H.L.), honoris causa, by the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean.
Multidisciplinary Business Development Strategist
Khori Hyde is a multidisciplinary business development and strategic partnerships leader with extensive experience in building commercial relationships, facilitating international collaboration, and driving sustainable growth across the United Kingdom and Jamaica.
As Business Development Lead for the UK at VM Group, one of Jamaica’s leading financial institutions, Khori works closely with entrepreneurs, investors, and diaspora communities to strengthen economic connections, expand market access, and support investment opportunities between both countries.
With a career spanning financial services, organisational development, education, project leadership, and community engagement, Khori has successfully led initiatives that bring together the public, private, and third sectors to create lasting economic and social value.
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