Marianna Raatikainen

Marianna is Philanthropy Lead at CW+, the health charity for Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, where she is working to transform the charity’s relationships with major donors with the aim of growing philanthropic scope in all areas of fundraising for the hospital as part of a £30m fundraising campaign. Marianna has a background in the performing arts as a classically trained pianist before finding her calling in fundraising. Prior to joining CW+, Marianna worked to secure funding for the arts, higher education and youth sector at Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal College of Music and the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. Marianna is now bringing her extensive range of experience to the public health sector, helping to unite philanthropists with a cause that resonates on a deeply human level and has a truly life-changing impact locally, nationally and internationally.