Natasha Babar-Evans

Natasha is CEO at Better Connect which is a non-profit organisation that leads programmes which aim to create a Yorkshire where every person is empowered to thrive in their life and work. Prior to Better Connect, Natasha worked at Relate Bradford & Leeds supporting people to develop and sustain healthy relationships. She has been an entrepreneur and COO of Wizu Workspace a flexible workspace provider supporting the growth of businesses across Yorkshire.
Natasha completed an MBA at Leeds University in 2016, where she is now a leader in residence. She was appointed to be Regional Entrepreneur Director for NatWest supporting and helping to coach hundreds of entrepreneurs in accelerators across the North to start, scale and succeed. Natasha has both a banking and legal background. She worked as a banking lawyer at Walker Morris following which she joined Regional Lloyds Bank team as the Regional Sales Director and Client Services Director.
Natasha was appointed trustee in 2021 for Trust Leeds and is on the board of Chain Lane Community Hub. She is an independent panel member at Army Foundation College (Harrogate), steering group member of the North Yorkshire VCSE sector Health and Care Assembly and member of West Yorkshire Green Jobs taskforce.