It’s often said that today’s City is an impersonal place, run by computers that know nothing about the value of relationships, and where people don’t count. The Financial News 2016 Extra Mile list proves that wrong.

For proof, look no further than the first profile of this inspiring list to learn how Joanna Barker, formerly a partner at buyout firm Advent International, was driven to found Target Ovarian Cancer after first her mother, then her sister, succumbed to the condition within just six weeks.