Josiah Cornell was born in East London in the 1970s and raised in Essex. His life has been marked by struggle, survival, and resilience. Losing his father at just five years old set him on a path few could endure, yet it also gave him the fire that fuels his work today.

With a career spanning the justice system, prisons, homelessness, and housing enforcement, Josiah has seen firsthand the realities most people only read about. His professional life has always circled around giving a voice to the unheard, whether it’s ex-offenders trying to rebuild, or communities weighed down by poverty and broken systems.