Talk:Jaya Chakrabarti

Edit request: update and correct article

Edit request: update and correct article

Hello. I am Jaya Chakrabarti, the subject of this article, so I have a conflict of interest and am not editing it directly. Parts of the article are out of date or unclear, and I would be grateful if an uninvolved editor could review the proposed revision below. All additions are supported by independent or official sources, cited inline.

Summary of proposed changes:

• Corrections: my term as President of Bristol Chamber of Commerce & Initiative ran from 2021 to 2023 (the article says I am still President); my research fellowship at the University of Northampton has ended; I no longer chair Bristol Manifesto. Fixes the typo "born In Watford".
• Additions: education (BSc Physics 1993, MSc Advanced Electronic Materials 1994, University of Bristol); honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Bristol (2023); chair of the A Mayor for Bristol campaign (2010-2012); first female and first ethnic minority President in the Chamber's history (founded 1823); Non-Executive Member of the NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (from 2022); trustee of Bristol Future Talent Partnership; NatWest WISE100 listing (2019); founding dates of Nameless Media Group (1999) and Semantrica/TISCreport (2014); an attributed description of my work in digital activism, open data and human rights advocacy.
• Structure: adds an infobox and splits the text into Early life and education, Career, Civic and public roles, Honours and Personal life.

Proposed revision follows. Thank you for considering it. Jaya Chakrabarti (talk) 10:59, 23 September 2026 (UTC)

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PART 2: PROPOSED REVISION (paste below your note on the talk page, wrapped in the collapse templates shown, so it doesn't swamp the page)

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Proposed article text

{{Short description|British businesswoman and social entrepreneur}}
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{{Infobox person
| name              = Jaya Chakrabarti
| honorific_suffix  = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MBE}}
| birth_date        = April 1973
| birth_place       = [[Watford]], England
| education         = [[University of Bristol]] (BSc, MSc)
| occupation        = Businesswoman, social entrepreneur
| known_for         = Founder of TISCreport
| spouse            = Stuart Gallemore
}}
'''Jaya Chakrabarti''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MBE}} (born April 1973)<ref name="ch-officer">{{cite web |title=Jaya Chakrabarti Gallemore |url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/SZwS2JabrdlwE5jsY12UDX1_F0Y/appointments |publisher=[[Companies House]] |access-date=26 January 2020}}</ref> is a British businesswoman and social entrepreneur based in [[Bristol]]. She is the founder and chief executive of TISCreport, an open data register of company statements published under the [[Modern Slavery Act 2015]], and chief executive of the digital agency Nameless Media Group.<ref name="bristol-hon" /><ref name="innovationforum">{{cite web |title=How corporate transparency on modern slavery drives change |url=https://www.innovationforum.co.uk/articles/how-corporate-transparency-on-modern-slavery-drives-change |website=Innovation Forum |access-date=20 June 2025}}</ref> From 2021 to 2023 she was President of the Bristol Chamber of Commerce & Initiative.<ref name="b247-2021" /><ref name="businessdesk" />

==Early life and education==
Chakrabarti was born in [[Watford]] and moved to Bristol. She studied at the [[University of Bristol]], graduating with a BSc in physics in 1993 and an MSc in advanced electronic materials in 1994.<ref name="bristol-hon">{{cite web |title=Jaya Chakrabarti |url=https://www.bristol.ac.uk/alumni/our-alumni/honorary-degrees/honorary-graduates/2023/jaya-chakrabarti/ |publisher=[[University of Bristol]] |access-date=23 September 2026}}</ref>

==Career==
In 1999 Chakrabarti co-founded Nameless Media Group, a Bristol digital agency, of which she is chief executive.<ref name="ch-nmg">{{cite web |title=Nameless Media Group Ltd (03839411) |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03839411 |publisher=[[Companies House]] |access-date=23 September 2026}}</ref><ref name="bristol-hon" />

In 2014 she co-founded Semantrica Ltd, which operates TISCreport (Transparency in Supply Chains report), a public register tracking company compliance with the transparency provisions of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.<ref name="ch-semantrica">{{cite web |title=Semantrica Ltd (09001464) |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09001464 |publisher=[[Companies House]] |access-date=23 September 2026}}</ref><ref name="bristol-hon" /> In a [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] debate in October 2017 it was described as the world's largest open data register tracking compliance with the Act.<ref name="hansard">{{cite web |date=26 October 2017 |title=Modern Slavery Act 2015 |url=http://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2017-10-26/debates/D9B8BD1A-F0D6-42D5-9490-741950800859/ModernSlaveryAct2015 |work=[[Hansard]] |publisher=UK Parliament |access-date=23 September 2026}}</ref> As its chief executive, Chakrabarti has called on companies to evidence the actions they take to combat modern slavery.<ref name="reuters">{{cite news |date=19 November 2018 |title=Britain's top firms 'wholly inadequate' in tackling slavery, survey finds |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-business-slavery-idUSKCN1NO28Y |work=[[Reuters]]}}</ref> She has also served on the board of the [[Home Office]] Transparency in Supply Chains Modern Slavery Strategy and Implementation Group.<ref name="businesswest-qa">{{cite web |last=Mean |first=Ian |date=7 June 2019 |title=Q&A with Jaya Chakrabarti MBE - CEO of Semantrica Ltd and TISCreport.org |url=https://www.businesswest.co.uk/blog/qa-jaya-chakrabarti-mbe-ceo-semantrica-ltd-and-tiscreportorg |publisher=Business West}}</ref>

Chakrabarti has described herself as a "digital activist" with a passion for using open data and technology for good,<ref name="b247-2023" /> and the University of Bristol has described her as an advocate for democratic engagement, net neutrality, education and human rights.<ref name="bristol-hon" />

Chakrabarti was a research fellow at the [[University of Northampton]] Business School and is a business fellow of the [[University of the West of England]].<ref name="nameless">{{cite web |date=20 December 2019 |title=Jaya Chakrabarti MBE |url=https://www.nameless.co.uk/studio/jaya-chakrabarti/ |publisher=Nameless Media Group}}</ref>

==Civic and public roles==
From 2010 to 2012 Chakrabarti chaired A Mayor for Bristol, the cross-party campaign for a directly elected mayor. Of the ten English cities that held [[2012 English mayoral referendums|referendums in May 2012]] on adopting an elected mayor, Bristol was the only one to vote in favour, and the city elected its first mayor that November.<ref name="bristol-hon" /><ref name="lse">{{cite web |title=Bristol is the only city that voted for an elected mayor. It remains to be seen how relevant the office will be |url=https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/bristol-votes-for-mayor-marsh/ |website=British Politics and Policy at LSE |publisher=[[London School of Economics]] |access-date=23 September 2026}}</ref><ref name="commons-lib">{{cite report |date=21 May 2012 |title=Local elections 2012 |id=Research Paper 12/27 |url=https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/RP12-27/RP12-27.pdf |publisher=[[House of Commons Library]] |access-date=23 September 2026}}</ref> She then chaired Bristol Manifesto, a local democracy organisation.<ref name="nameless" />

She was a board member of Bristol's [[Watershed Media Centre]] from 2003 to 2015<ref name="watershed">{{cite web |title=Watershed Arts Trust Limited (The) |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01608779/officers |publisher=[[Companies House]]}}</ref> and a member of the [[Ofcom]] Consumer Panel from 2012 to 2018.<ref name="nameless" />

After serving as vice-president, in 2021 she became President of the Bristol Chamber of Commerce & Initiative, the first woman and the first person from an ethnic minority to hold the post in the chamber's history, which dates back to 1823.<ref name="b247-2021">{{cite news |last=Watts |first=Charlie |date=28 September 2021 |title=New President of Bristol Chamber of Commerce & Initiative |url=https://www.bristol247.com/business/news-business/new-president-of-bristol-chamber-of-commerce-initiative/ |work=[[Bristol24/7]]}}</ref><ref name="bristol-hon" /> She was succeeded in 2023 by Justin Morris.<ref name="businessdesk">{{cite news |last=Hollinshead |first=Ellie |date=12 December 2023 |title=Bristol chamber announces new president |url=https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/south-west/news/10010-bristol-chamber-announces-new-president |work=TheBusinessDesk.com}}</ref>

In 2022 she became a non-executive member of the NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board, with responsibility for people.<ref name="icb">{{cite web |date=1 September 2022 |title=BNSSG Integrated Care Board (ICB) Board Meeting: minutes |url=https://bnssg.icb.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/03-Draft-ICB-Board-Minutes-01.09.22.pdf |publisher=NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board |access-date=23 September 2026}}</ref><ref name="b247-2023">{{cite news |last=Watts |first=Charlie |date=7 August 2023 |title=Honorary degree for president of Bristol Chamber |url=https://www.bristol247.com/business/news-business/honorary-degree-president-bristol-chamber/ |work=[[Bristol24/7]] |access-date=23 September 2026}}</ref> She is a trustee of Bristol Future Talent Partnership, a charity working on education and employment pathways for young people.<ref name="bftp">{{cite web |title=Meet the Team |url=https://www.bristolfuturetalent.co.uk/join-us |publisher=Bristol Future Talent Partnership |access-date=23 September 2026}}</ref>

==Honours==
Chakrabarti was appointed a [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) in the [[2014 Birthday Honours]] "for services to creative digital industries and the community in Bristol".<ref name="gov-honours">{{cite web |date=14 June 2014 |title=Birthday Honours lists 2014 |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/birthday-honours-lists-2014 |publisher=Government of the United Kingdom}}</ref><ref name="guardian">{{cite news |date=13 June 2014 |title=Queen's birthday honours list 2014: MBE |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jun/13/queens-birthday-honours-mbe |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref><ref name="bbc">{{cite news |date=14 June 2014 |title=MP 'surprised' to be made a dame |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-27840291 |work=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> In 2019 she was named in the NatWest WISE100 list of leading women in social enterprise.<ref name="wise100">{{cite web |date=28 November 2019 |title=NatWest WISE100 2019: Top women in social enterprise revealed |url=https://www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/20191128/natwest-wise100-2019-top-women-social-enterprise-revealed |website=Pioneers Post}}</ref> In August 2023 the University of Bristol awarded her an honorary Doctor of Science.<ref name="bristol-hon" /><ref name="b247-2023" />

==Personal life==
Chakrabarti is married to Stuart Gallemore. In 2017 the couple helped to save the life of a man who had fallen into [[Bristol Harbour]], by alerting others who came to his aid.<ref name="bristolpost">{{cite news |last=Cork |first=Tristan |date=17 May 2017 |title=Hero harbour rescuer warns of dangers of the water |url=http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/hero-harbour-rescuer-warns-dangers-63420 |work=[[Bristol Post]]}}</ref>

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Jaya Chakrabarti (talk) 10:59, 23 September 2026 (UTC)

Question: Could you break this down into sections, such large revisions of articles tend to deter us from helping. Aloneinthewild (talk) 12:48, 25 September 2026 (UTC)