Jon Yates is the founding CEO of the Youth Endowment Fund (YEF). The YEF is a £200 million endowment focused on reducing violence. In this role Jon advises government, schools, colleges, police forces, youth charities and the youth justice system on what works to keep young people safe. Jon has worked across the youth, education and community cohesion sectors. He is an experienced founder and leader including of the UK’s National Citizen Service, which became the fastest growing youth movement since the Scouts. He is the author of ‘Fractured: How we live together’ and previously served in government as the lead adviser to the UK’s Education Secretary on technical education, schools, nurseries, colleges and university policy. Jon sits on the boards of Ofsted, the Children’s Commissioner and UK Youth.