Geoff Thompson MBE DL FRSA is a British karate fighter. The former five-time world karate champion holds over 50 national and international titles, including multiple European Karate Championships and World Karate Championships medals.
But in addition to being a world karate champion, Thompson is one of the country’s most respected sports administrators and youth activists, with over 35 years of experience in the bidding, hosting and legacy of major games and the positive impact of sports and arts in the social and human development of young people. After retiring from competitive sports, he established himself as an influential sports politician, taking on a variety of roles with his overall aim being to promote and initiatives equality, diversity and inclusion at all levels of society.
Raised in Hackney, Thompson has maintained unique connections to East London, and is a lifelong advocate of the role that education, sport and culture play in improving the lives of young people.
Thompson is the founder and executive chair of Youth Charter, a UK-based international charity and United Nations Non-Governmental Organization that uses the ethics of sports and artistic excellence to tackle the problems of educational non-attainment, health inequality, anti-social behavior and crime in some of the UK’s most troubled.
His outstanding commitment towards young people through the work of the Youth Charter is an inspiration to all.
