Zenna Atkins is an acclaimed Social Entrepreneur. She is an executive consultant for Social Solutions, a social sector consultancy company, dedicated to building capacity and maximising opportunities for the third sector, specialising in social Enterprise development and sustainability. She is Chairman of Ofsted, the children and learners inspection and regulation body, chairman of the NHS Teaching Primary Care Trust in Portsmouth and the Group Chairman of Places for People, a national property development and management company dedicated to creating neighbourhoods of choice for all, managing 58 thousand properties, building 1700 homes a year. She is the Non Executive Director on the Royal Navy Fleet executive board and Audit Committee chair. She is also a trustee of Legacy Trust UK and voluntary Chair of an innovative young persons organisation dreamwall, offering risk based experiences designed to develop personal responsibility. She has a national reputation, is a sought after conference speaker and is an advisor on governmental panels and committees, exploring a range of issues including health, social engagement and social entrepreneurship. Zenna is a regular columnist for the guardian and has extensive publications in the health and housing press.

In 2000 she won Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year South Region and in 2003 she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from Portsmouth University. Zenna is married and has two fantastic children living with her, a boy aged 12 and a girl aged 8 as well two nearly fully grown and flown step daughters.