Court

Reuben Braden-Bell is a commercial strategist and Head of Sales Development at a leading financial media house in the City of London, supporting global institutions across FX, fixed income, credit, and commodities markets. He began his career in security and public policy, contributing to the UK Government’s Prevent strategy before transitioning into financial journalism and business development.

A Freeman of the City of London, he has served as Deputy Clerk before becoming a Warden of the Guild, and is the 49th Master of the Guild in 2025. Reuben is committed to promoting charitable engagement and wellbeing through the Guild’s civic and sporting initiatives.

Outside his professional and civic roles, he is an avid runner, competitive rower with Vesta Rowing Club, and long-standing rock-climbing coach. He also mentors Politics, Philosophy and Law students at the University of East Anglia, his alma mater.

Rafael Steinmetz Leffa is a British-Brazilian Asset Manager. He is an investment manager at Hanson Asset Management. He began his career in Beijing trading physical commodities, sourcing natural resources from Latin America and selling them to state-owned enterprises in China. Rafael went on to assist corporate and private clients and governments on infrastructure, investments, strategic partnerships, and financing.

In 2015 upon his return to the UK, where he had been educated, he began working with private client wealth management, initially for a small stockbroking firm in the City of London and later for various domestic and international asset management firms. Through his experience, Rafael has built a distinguished career as both an investment manager and advisor to UHNW individuals, institutions and organisations with a need for absolute discretion.

Rafael is a Freeman of the City of London, a senior member of the court of the Guild of Young Freemen, a Liveryman and member of the Court of the Worshipful Company of International Bankers and a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Ironmongers and Fishmongers. He has served as a governor at Frith Manor School in London, in the borough of Barnet most notably as Chair of the Finance committee throughout the COVID pandemic. In addition, Rafael is a chartered member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment and is fluent in five languages including Mandarin. In his spare time, he volunteers as a mentor to Mansion House Scholars.

Fraser Peck is a pharmaceutical physician working within oncology early phase drug development for Immunocore and prior to this was trained as an Ophthalmologist. Professionally, he was awarded a 40 under 40 in cancer award and the Stonier award for Pharmaceutical Medicine for work in Artificial Intelligence. He assists in running a family business working on the regulation of transport and storage of medicines globally.

He is the President of the Old Redingensians Association charity supporting Reading School which is celebrating its 900th anniversary this year. He is an active sailor and is a member of the Royal Ocean Racing Club.

He lives in the City and was elected to Common Council (2024-2029) where he sits on the Finance Committee and the Port health committee.

He is a Liveryman at the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries and sits on their livery committee; previously he was chair of the Young Apothecaries. At the Guild of Young Freemen, Fraser is projected to be Master in 2027.

Jacqueline Chan is a French-Macanese Chartered Accountant and an auditor at the National Audit Office, specialising in auditing financial institutions. She began her career at Deloitte, specialising in tax consulting, before joining the National Audit Office, where she qualified as a Chartered Accountant with the ICAEW. She now works in the Treasury team, overseeing financial institutions.

She is a Freeman of the City of London and a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Ironmongers.

Since joining the Membership Committee in the middle of 2023, she has interviewed over 150 prospective members, helping the Guild grow to over 300 members. She also played a key role in professionalising the organisation’s public image by developing a strategic approach to communications across the Guild’s online platforms as she helped establish the Communications Committee.

Beyond the Guild of Young Freemen, Jacqueline has also been appointed to the executive committee of the recently revived St John Gateway, an organisation for individuals under 40 that supports the mission of the Most Venerable Order of St John. She was also a patron of the Royal Academy of Arts for a few years and has since been involved in other art-related initiatives, including the organisation of a large exhibition in Guildhall.

Grace Abba is an Italian-British executive assistant and entrepreneur. She served as Master of the Guild of Young Freemen in 2024–25. She is the founder of Chiama VA, a bespoke virtual assistant business that provides high-level administrative and organisational support to executives, entrepreneurs, and small business owners. Her firm specialises in calendar and travel management, project coordination, and multilingual communication, always delivered with a highly personal, tailored approach.

Grace studied Oriental Studies and Economics at the University of Venice, during which she spent six months living in China—an experience that deepened her intercultural awareness and shaped her global perspective. In 2015, she relocated to London, where she quickly developed a deep appreciation for the City and its Livery traditions.
Prior to launching her own business, Grace amassed over a decade of experience in high-level executive support roles, including positions at a FTSE 30 company and a leading private equity firm. She is fluent in English and Italian, and often refers to her bicultural identity—what she affectionately calls “Britalian”—as a bridge that enables her to foster understanding and collaboration between British and Italian communities.

In addition to her civic responsibilities as Master of the Guild, Grace is a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths and currently serves as Clerk to the Guild of Mercers’ Scholars.

Outside of her professional and civic commitments, Grace is the proud mother of her young son, Hugo—affectionately dubbed the Guild’s honorary youngest Young Freeman, in recognition of his mother’s service and dedication to the life of the City.