Edward Twiddy

Edward was appointed as a non-executive director on our board in November 2023 and became our Chair in January 2024.

Edward is a co-founder of Durham based fintech Atom Bank. He currently sits on the board of directors to the Treasury and is also a former Director of the North East Local Enterprise Partnership.

Alongside his board position at Northstar Edward is Director of Environment, Society and Government at Atom, where he has been leading Atom’s engagement with schools and universities across the North East region. He also brings his expertise from ongoing roles at Durham University, Tyne Rivers Trust, and his previous time with HM Treasury and on the advisory panel for the Northern Accelerator programme.