Mark Banfield is the founding director of The Black Boy Joy Club, an organisation advancing the health and wellbeing of Black and Global Majority LGBTQI+ Londoners. He champions advocacy around Black men’s health and its intersecting determinants, supporting communities and stakeholders to create social and economic opportunities that build stronger, more sustainable neighbourhoods.

Mark brings experience in social development project management, having delivered public health programmes across the UK and internationally, working in partnership with organisations including the Terrence Higgins Trust, the British Council, Médecins Sans Frontières, and UNICEF.

In his free time, Mark enjoys being in nature, reading, cooking and has recently taken an interest in filmmaking.