Leadership Fellows: Profiles

Appointed 2015.  Previously National Operations Director, Advanced Childcare Group (12 years), winner of 48+ Ofsted Outstanding Provider Awards, Criminal Justice Development Officer, Pakistani Resource Centre (4 years)

International Leadership Fellow. Appointed 2013. Considerable experience in organisational effectiveness, change management, the development of high potentials, curriculum design and programme implementation. Previously Director of Training and Development, Oakwood Worldwide

Also Cabinet Member for Public Protection and Licensing, Westminster Council. Leader in marketing and communications. Previously NHS England and The Pensions Regulator. Lord Mayor of Westminster 2017/18

CEO 2014, previously MD, Operations and other posts. Leadership roles, Royal National Institute for the Deaf and other charities, Senior consultant with Coopers & Lybrand

Award-winning healthcare entrepreneur and innovative leader, with two patents, enabling people to live healthier lives globally. Oxford, Cambridge, LSE alumna. Previously at Shell, Zurich, HSBC

Also Country Director, Aladdin Street UK, Higher and Further Education Ambassador; Member of 2% Club, Fellow of School for Social Entrepreneurs and Millennium Award Winner 

Award-winning entrepreneur. Leader in the fields of community and diversity. Clore Social Leadership Fellow. Previous CEO, Director and Non-Executive Director roles

International Leadership Fellow. Award-winning leader in the media/communications sector. Previously CEO, Wavemaker, Director, Zenith TV

Recognised leader in the financial services sector. Executive Sponsor, Spectrum, Barclays LGBT network. Supporter, EPA Women in Paytech

Director, Diverse Advice championing Responsible Business, Founding Director at Trading for Good, Executive coach. OBE for services to Equality

Chair, NHS Employers Health & Care Women Leaders Network. Top 50 CEOs 2018 (Health Service Journal). Previous leadership roles in the healthcare sector. MBA (Aston University)

Chair, City of London Fintech Strategy Group. NED, Innovate Finance. Chairman, Coriolis TradeTech. Ambassador Stonewall. Trustee and Advisory roles. Awards and honours

Board Member and shareholder, Manchester United plc. Chairman, Manchester United Foundation. Governor, King’s School Chester. Sales and marketing/finance/accountancy roles with Intervoice, GC Europe, PwC

Appointed 2016. Head of City of Oxford College; Head of Lifeskills Faculty and A-levels & Business Faculty; Ofsted Inspector.  Winner of three national Beacon awards (two in 2016)

Appointed 2014. Also Vice Chair, Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years; Trustee, Endometriosis UK. Previously, Head of Information and Communications, Charity Commission

Appointed 2018. Also Co-Founder/ Chair Charityworks; Trustee The Association of Chairs. Previous Board roles include national housing associations, NHS Trusts and Government arms length bodies

Appointed 2016. Internationally renowned for developing advanced practice, training and research in innovative approaches towards relationship counselling and couples therapy. Previously Director of Clinical Services

Previously Director, Natural England; led local biodiversity policy within Defra; Head of Advocacy, English Nature. Board member, Business South; SE Forestry. Landscape Institute and RSA Fellow

Leading expert in Inclusion, Diversity and Corporate Responsibility. Previously Head of Corporate Responsibility at the Financial Conduct Authority and global law firm Baker & McKenzie

Appointed 2015. Fellow at King’s College London. Visiting scholar of St John’s College, University of Hong Kong. Quantisi Ltd fintech/hedge fund startup CEO

Appointed 2015. Previously CEO of OUTstanding, LGBT social enterprise; former Deputy Director-General & Chief Operating Officer, CBI; former Board member, Business Europe, Carbon Trust. Harvard Business School

International Leadership Fellow. To unify mankind through a global spiritual awakening ignited by the realization of the power held by human intention. Chief of Marketing Relations

International Leadership Fellow. To unify mankind through a global spiritual awakening ignited by the realization of the power held by human intention. Master artist and designer

With 20 years experience in the cyber security industry, Annabel has recently been recognised as one of the most influential women in the UK IT channel

Appointed in July 2019. Previously Change Manager and Senior Operational leader for Veolia Water, then Head of Customer Experience for Certsure; also a professional dancer

Encouraging positive and sustainable change, helping to build new futures away from the anxieties of people’s pasts.

Director, Endsleigh Insurance Services. Trustee, Stonewall. Previous leadership roles with – National Union of Students Group, Diversity Role Models, Brook, Compact Voice, Black Health Agency, National Children’s Bureau

Leader in the field of secondary education with previous roles in Meridian High School, Croydon, Invicta Grammar School, Maidstone, Glyn School, Epsom

Executive Director & Senior Legal Counsel, Goldman Sachs. Award-winning advocate of diversity and inclusion

Intrapreneur within and outwith EY, Advisory roles, Co-author ‘Inclusive Leadership’. Director NAS Academies Trust, Previous HR leadership roles with Lehman Brothers, Deutsche Bank and Bankers Trust. OBE

Range of previous roles within the Chamber, special interest in Inward Investment, worked with top corporates to establish the Thames Valley Inward Investment Portal

Leader in the field of further education management, special interest in curriculum development and quality improvement. Previous leadership roles at South Essex College and GoFurther

Award-winning leader in the field of marketing. Named amongst the Top 50 LGBT Executives in The Telegraph, The Guardian, and The Financial Times

Member, Global Student Experience Committee, Heriot-Watt University. Trustee, Tabhair Trust (Economic Empowerment). Previously President of the National Union of Students

Founded in 2006.   Helped 150,00 people connect to opportunity.  Partner, Goldman Sachs global entrepreneurship programme.  Board Member, Leeds Local Enterprise Partnership and University Business School.  CBE 2014

Peer-to-peer / Crowdfunding advisor and consultant. Co-founder Fundit.Buzz, various roles with Swiss Re. Founder of UK Crowdfunding Association. Sloan Fellow, MBA/MSc London Business School

Leader in the field of media policy for the third sector. Previous roles with MS Society, London Chamber of Commerce, CAFOD, Age UK. Background in journalism

Also Independent NED, Faster Payments Scheme Limited; Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (Chair, Quality Assurance); Governor, Fettes College; Vice Chair, Scottish Canals. Awarded MBE in 2017

Focusing on insurance and asset management. Current leadership roles at PwC and previously at Barclays Group. Award-winning diversity and inclusion champion

Organisational Development Consultant, Optum Health & Technology (UK). HR Professional. Previous leadership career roles with Siemens, Safeway. Mentor

Secretary, Civil Mediation Council; Director IMPRESS, Independent Press Monitor; Trustee NZ-UK Link Foundation; Associate Member, 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square chambers. Previously legal adviser, Foreign & Commonwealth Office

FRSA 1989. Co-founded Synaptica 1995; currently leading business strategy and R&D. Global Knowledge Management Congress Leadership Award 2016. Open data advocate. Founded Post-Truth Forum 2017

Trustee, National Care Forum. Chair, Care Cluster, Confederation of Service Charities. Previously CEO Bliss premature baby charity; Leonard Cheshire Disability, British Film Institute, Warwick MBA. OBE

Founder and Director, Cross Rhythms (Christian radio) and Cornerstone Vision, a publishing, sales & marketing company based in Plymouth. Also Trustee, God TV since 2015

Leader in the field of corporate responsibility and sustainability. Volunteer, The Green Organisation Awards, Founder of the CSR Accreditation Scheme. Vice President, Buckinghamshire Chamber of Commerce

Award-winning HR professional. Vice-President, Tempus Novo (helping ex-offenders). Executive in Residence, Sheffield Hallam University. Previous leadership roles with Courtaulds Group, Alfred McAlpine

Chair, CBI North East Regional Council. Board member, The Sage Gateshead (international music venue) and Gentoo, housing association. Previously Director of Public Affairs, Virgin Money. MBE

Appointed 2014. Previously Director of Assessment Policy, Research and Compliance.  Previously Editor-in-Chief, International Journal for eAssessment and Assessment Functions Lead for Cambridge Assessment

Appointed 2004.  Chair Birmingham & Solihull Social Economy Consortium CIC. Social enterprise innovator, visiting Industrial Fellow, Aston University. Previously Director, Upcycle CIC and Buy for Good CIC

JP – Senior Presiding Magistrate, Chair, Magistrates Association – Surrey. European Business development award, Public Service. Association of Super Recognisers, security and healthcare sectors.

Public health doctor, previous leadership roles in local and national organisations including board level.  Expertise in workforce planning and development, coaching and mentoring, medical revalidation

30 years’ experience supporting and growing leaders. Business Chairman/NED, runner up NED of the year in the UK. Also Leader-Mentor, International Speaker, Author and Consultant

Appointed 2006.  Also Pro-Warden International and formerly Pro-Warden Research and Enterprise. Principal Investigator for a range of interdisciplinary research projects. Previously Head of Department of Computing

Appointed 2012. Also host of Restraint Reduction Network, NED of international company The Real Potential, previously MD of RR Donnelley, an $11.6 billion Fortune 250 global organisation

Career roles within the Institute. Previous leadership roles with West Wycombe Corporate Entertainment, Central Office of Information (Foreign & Commonwealth Office), Major, Household Cavalry Regiment

Co-led the growth of the company following a management buy-out. Vice-Chairman, Association of Suppliers to the British Clothing Industry. Advisory and charitable roles. MBE

International Leadership Fellow. Founded AGORA in 1985. An industrial engineer leading his manufacturing business with “an outside edge”, through rapid growth in an evermore global market

A communications professional at the forefront of The Post Office’s transformation. Previously with Rethink, Ministry of Justice, Foreign Office, BBC News and CNN

Background in not for profit youth sector with experience covering negotiation, change management, culture and strategy. Passionate advocate of opportunities for young people, MBA qualified

Founded 2015.  Diversity & Inclusion strategist, motivational speaker and winner, Rising Stars Entrepreneur 2017. Professional Business Woman of the Year 2016. Previously cross-sector Talent Acquisition Manager

International Leadership Fellow. Also former Chairperson of the Department of Behavioural Sciences, with special expertise in the psychology of emotion, learning and motivation, and intergroup relations

International Leadership Fellow. 20th President of Linfield College; also Coach, Global Good Fund, a leadership development enterprise for social entrepreneurs. Previously Director, Institute for Entrepreneurship

Leader in the field of applied technology – financial services, healthcare, manufacturing. Formerly with Logical Glue, Lehman Brothers. Enthusiast for cross-discipline knowledge and quizzing

Wide range of experience across the public, private and charitable sectors. Previously Director of Strategy, National Citizen Service. International consulting experience with the Boston Consulting Group

Previous leadership roles with Freight Transport Association, Confederation of British Industry, Road Haulage Association

Appointed 2015.  Responsible for strategy and service delivery.  Excellence Assessor and Validator for past 20 years; helping organisations across sectors achieve sustained outstanding performance

Managing a wide portfolio of multi-jurisdictional companies throughout Europe, Middle East, and Africa. Chair, Dell UK Pension Board. Mentor for Dell STEM Aspire programme

Appointed as Group CEO in 2013 having been a college Principal since 1996. A national thought leader in education and Chair of the Women’s Leadership Network

Appointed 2016. Previous leadership roles in social care including adult residential care, and The Children’s Society. Named on 2018 OUTstanding Top 100 LGBT + Executives List

Established RHP from scratch in 2000. Now consistently ranked in top 10 best places to work and IIP Platinum Employer of the Year for 2018

Chair, board and trustee roles in higher education and the creative industries. Former Vice-Chancellor, Ravensbourne University London. Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper makers

Thought-leadership, finance and engineering for new and complex renewable energy technology applications, especially community energy, energy from waste, and Cuba

Sustainability advocate with over 14 years’ experience in product development, change management and corporate communications. Strong champion of female leaders

HR leader, Executive Coach. Charity Trustee, Working With Men. Previous senior roles in top corporates including CDC, Barclaycard, Citi, Ford. MBA University of Warwick

Trustee, The Neurological Alliance. Previous leadership roles in marketing, communications, fundraising, and public affairs at Marie Stopes International, Terrence Higgins Trust, Citigate Westminster

Former CEO, Mental Health Foundation.  Previously Chief Executive, Homeless Link and Director, National Campaign for the Arts. Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. CBE

Professional transformation and change leader. Previous leadership career roles in GSK covering a wide variety of functions. Former Vice-President, Community Health Integration. FT Leadership Programme

Entrepreneur/Founder of Scrypt Education, Energy Groove Media. Global Head of Technology, SAE Creative Media Institute. Chief Advisor (Broadband Policy), Australian Government

Leader in the field of business and management higher education. Previously Dean of Business and Law, Kingston University, Academic Dean, Henley Business School

Appointed 2019. Previously Chief Operating Officer, Opus Energy, General Manager, O2 (Telefonica UK); Managing Director, O2 Health; NED, O2 Money. Formerly Director at Centrica and WHSmith

Non-Executive Director, Make UK (representing manufacturing). Previous leadership/trustee roles in the healthcare, housing, retail, and media sectors

Executive Member, Post Office Management Services. Law Society, Solicitor of the Year Inhouse 2018. Stonewall Ambassador. Previously with Zurich Insurance, legal firms in UK, Australia

Founder and Chief Executive, Adventure Learning Charity, outdoor activity centres in the South East of England. Awarded OBE in December 2016 for services to young people

Experienced leader of not for profit organisations.  Chair of Resilient Scotland.  Previously Scottish Committee Member on Big Lottery Fund and member of Scotland Economic Partnership

Previously Corporate Affairs & Brand Director, Friends Life Group, following various European and UK leadership roles in marketing and corporate affairs

Chair, Heads of Internal Audit Committee, Association of Foreign Banks. Chair, Societe Generale Pride and Allies Network. Previous leadership roles with international financial services organisations

Advisor on rehabilitation, Police and Crime Commissioners Partnership Executive Group. Previously Senior Prison Officer, HMPs Leeds and Wormwood Scrubs. Director, Link Agency

Award-winning leader in the field of organisational performance, resilience and wellbeing. Qualified specialist in neuroscience, mental wellbeing, energy management and health promotion

Appointed CEO of South Downs in 2015. Now leading the merger process with Havant college.  Over 25 years’ experience in both Further and Higher Education

Expert on pensions, corporate social responsibility, diversity and inclusion. Trustee: JustLikeUs, City YMCA London, Refugees at Home. FT/Outstanding Top 100 LGBT+ Executive worldwide

International Leadership Fellow. Appointed in 2007.  A leading advocate of change in city communities, notably through the Violence Prevention Initiative now being widely replicated across American cities

Leader in the field of supporting care leavers, young homeless and young people who offend to succeed in life. Board Member of CVS South Gloucestershire

Multi-award-winning leader in the field of Interim Management provision for leading FTSE, Private Equity Backed, Public Sector and Global Companies

Appointed 2006, and developed the global humanitarian and education programme Roots & Shoots. Previously Head of Education at ProShare and Senior Manager, Financial Times Business

Ria Financial for over 12 years, Chartered Director IoD, previous leadership roles in other financial institutions. Professor of Business Administration and Leadership, Cali, Colombia

Also Director of Conict since April 2010, providing support to the housing, care and support sectors; previously charity CEO and Trustee, and NHS Trust Governor

Highly skilled and innovative leader experienced in all aspects of Housing, Assets, Development and Care Services.  Previously Operations Director, Berwickshire Housing Association. 

Appointed 2017, board level leadership roles in Edtech for 15+ years. Using technology to make a sustainable change and improve outcomes for all children

Appointed 2015.  Previously Co-Founder and Director for 22 years of an award-winning financial services consultancy, OAC plc.  Also Chair/ Vice-Chair/ Non-Exec Director of charitable & business Boards

Award-winning leader in the field of public relations. Specialist in PR strategy and reputation management. Employer of the year 2012, Entrepreneur of the Year 2011

Award winning leader and entrepreneur. Buckinghamshire Business First Growth Champion, New Business of the Year 2017 and winner Young Entrepreneur of the year, Thames Valley Business Awards 2018

Former Partner of Chairman Mentors International, Group Head of External Affairs & Sustainability, HSBC, Deputy Director-General/ Chief Policy Director of the CBI

Award-winning digital marketing consultant, strategist, and public speaker. Leading influencer in the digital world. Fellow of the IDM, Freeman of the City of London. MBE

Author, public speaker on IT services and business. Highly Commended Woman of the Year (SME) 2014. Harvard Business Schools Alumna

Appointed 2017.  Previously Director of Corporate Affairs, Heathrow Airport and Director of Communications for the UK Ministry of Justice.  Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations

Leading strategy across all three business lines – palace, property, countryside. Previously roles with Barclays Capital and Paribas. Chartered accountant with KPMG, specialising in corporate finance

International Leadership Fellow. Mentor, Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship. Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Committee Member. Lakewood Church Business Ministry Leader. Previous Leadership roles at the Walt Disney Company

Leader in the field of social change, communications, public affairs. Partners national, local government, media, NHS. Previous roles with, Leonard Cheshire Disability, Rethink Mental Illness

NED and honorary appointments in the public, voluntary and academic sectors, eg NESTA. Female FTSE 250 Board Report ‘Woman to Watch’ (2015)

Executive member, New NHS Alliance; Board member, Social Care Institute for Excellence and Community Integrated Care. Former Director for People, Birmingham City Council.  Awarded CBE

Appointed 2015.  Also Visiting Research Fellow, University of East Anglia. Previously Founding Director, The IMPRESS Project; Consultant, Save the Children UK; Programmes Director, Sigrid Rausing Trust

Leadership career roles, broking and risk consulting with Aon, Marsh; Fellow of Chartered Insurance Institute and Institute of Risk Management; active member Aon’s Diversity and Inclusion work

Previously Director of Transformation and Partnership. FE & HE College Governor and University Hon. Senior Lecturer. Background in the third sector in commercial development

Elected Public Governor, Oxford University Hospitals Trust; Lay Council member ‘Patient Safety Sector’, Royal Society of Medicine; 20 years as School Head. Awarded OBE in 1996

Leader in the not-for-profit field of community development and enterprise throughout Scotland. Previous experience with the Big Lottery Fund. Manager, Jessica Trust Programmes

Appointed CFO in 2018 transitioning from Managing Director for Eduspot. Board roles in telecoms and software for 10+ years. A passionate leader striving for continuous improvement in the EdTech space

Leading sales industry standards. Previous international leadership roles in the IT and financial services sectors with Dell EMC, Sun Microsystems, GE, Barclays Asset Finance and Lloyd’s

Previous roles within Honda, also worked with Johnson Controls, York International, Ingersoll Rand, Msi, PwC, and Grant Thornton. Member ICAEW

Former Chief Design Engineer, Rolls-Royce. Chartered Engineer and Fellow, Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Significant leadership experience in change management. Business Mentor for the Prince’s Trust since 2014

Coach and facilitator; Conversations Advisor, Society of Leadership Fellows; former Fellow, St George’s House

Founder, Good&Kind (social impact platform for good deeds and kindness). TedX speaker, Multi-award winning strategic marketeer, Experience with HM Government, NHS

Innovator addressing inequality through grant-making and philanthropy. Commissioner, Inclusive Growth Commission and Trustee of Association of Charitable Foundations, Commended as Rising Star CEO. FRSA

International Leadership Fellow. Leader in the field of child protection & alternative care internationally. Director, National LGBT Federation (NFX) Ireland. Award-winning diversity champion

Leader in the field of business strategy and continuous improvement. Previous director level roles with Rehab JobFiT, Reed in Partnership. MBA Warwick University

Appointed 1986. Also creator of the unique service Jennings Business Mentors. Author of Valuable, a book based on experience of running a values based business

Appointed 2016.  Chairman of Tennyson Insurance; Chairman of Sutton Housing Society; Trustee of Zurich Community Trust; previously Director of Public Sector for Zurich Insurance

Board Member, Creative Industries Federation. Previously CEO and COO, Hearst Magazines UK. NED Telecom Italia. Leadership roles, Hachette Filipacchi UK

International medtech business leader. Executive Chairman, Elasmogen. NED roles – MediSieve, Deltex, Health Enterprise East. Chair Board of Governors Appleton C of E Primary School.

Previously with London South Bank University, British Olympic Association, AstraZeneca. Various voluntary roles (eg IoD, OU). International Masters degree in Management. Runner in London Marathon

International Leadership Fellow. Professor of Marketing. Counted among the top 50 business & management authors worldwide. Focus on artificial intelligence, social media, higher education. Keynote speaker

Award-winning lawyer. Campaigner, media expert and author. NED, mentoring, and consultancy roles. Previous leadership roles in law firms. Former Liberal Parliamentary candidate. OBE

International Leadership Fellow. Founded 2005.  Also Head of Customer Experience, Moox Inc, the next generation urban bicycle company.  Previously CEO & Founder Whackamole Labs, and UX Consultant, multiple companies

International Leadership Fellow. Previous leadership roles in GSK Consumer Healthcare & Reckitt Benckiser. Experienced R&D leader passionate about consumers

Management Consultant, inclusive talent strategist, executive coach, organisational development. NED and Chair. Solicitor, Law Society. Previous senior roles in professional services firms (eg DLA Piper, BDO)

Mentor at Virgin StartUp; Advisory Board for Ensygnia, Owen James, Nimbus Ninety and GLG; Former Advisor to the Home Office & HM Treasury

Previously CIO, GKN (Automotive Division). Management Consultant with Deloitte, PwC, Infosys. Multiple business transformation initiatives at major global organisations, BP, ABB, Adidas, Tetrapak, Nestle

Appointed 2015. Also Board Member, Charityworks, UK Non-Profit Sector’s Graduate Programme. Previously Director of Resources / Deputy CEO and Company Secretary, Advance

Extensive leadership experience of international sports stadia and membership organisations. Strategic planning, event management and business development

NED UK Hydrographic Office, Trustee Prostate Cancer UK. Global leadership roles in data and technology. Women in Banking & Finance award; FTSE100 Women to Watch

Also General Manager, Disney Channels, UK & Ireland. Previous leadership roles in Disney and the entertainment sector. Executive Sponsor Pride UK&I

Chair, Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership. Lifetime commitment to the Co-op movement. Chair, Co-op Group 2013-2015. Deputy Lieutenant of Lincolnshire

Non-Executive Advisor, Recruitment Juice. Previously Chief Executive, Activate Apprenticeships and Executive Director, Activate Learning; Chief Operating Officer, learndirect and CFO, the Performing Rights Society. OBE

Led the development of the national improvement model for mental health for NHS Improvement. Extensive experience in women’s and mental health in the NHS. Henley MBA

Honoured leader in the field of communications and public relations. Author, podcaster. Previous roles with Barclays, London Stock Exchange

Leader in the field of change consultancy. Creator of ‘WondrousWomen@Work’ Programme. Previous leadership roles with Capgemini, Ecclesiastical Insurance Group, Arthur Andersen. Rugby player

Strategic international marcomms expert. Previous leadership roles with L’Oréal, Orange. Writer, Lecturer, Linguist

Non-Executive Director, The White Horse Federation. Previously Managing Director, COMAG Ltd. Career leadership roles in retail, sales and marketing

Previous leadership roles within Bonnier Books. Career posts with Flair Leisure Products, Phidal, Hinkler, Transworld and, Macmillan

Chair since 1988; also Chair, Box Up Crime, CEO, Bar Code Systems, mentor to young entrepreneurs and local Councillor

Award-winning leader in the arts, bringing business and culture together. Founder/Director, Investec International Music Festival, and Consultant, City of London Festival

Career in public service. Previous leadership roles in higher education management. Non-executive director of a student housing company

International Leadership Fellow. Adjunct Associate Professor, Trinity College. NED Wellness Alliance Charity. Member, Royal Academy of Medicine, Ireland. Fellow, Irish Computer Society. Previous leadership roles in professional bodies and healthcare

On a mission to change care for the better! Hospice Nurse and Charity Director working to improve care with a growing team of outstanding nurses & carers

Trustee, Safer London. Trustee, Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion. Director, Business Services Association. Previously, Director, HMP Bronzefield

A leading communicator spanning culture, heritage and the creative industries. Previously Deputy Director of Communications, English Heritage, and Head of Corporate Press, Sotheby’s

In 2017, concurrently Director, Civil Service Leadership and Learning at the Cabinet Office and Director/ Chief Officer at PHE. Maintains cross-Government responsibilities re leadership development

Former top Executive of Dollar Financial consumer services Group.  Previously Communications and International Director, Financial Conduct Authority; Director of Communications, Department for Work and Pensions

NED,  Finsbury Food Group. Chair, NW Regional Council, CBI. Charitable activities. Member, Advisory Board for the Manchester Metropolitan University School of Business and Law

Also NED NHS England.  Previously Chief Executive, MS Society; Trustee, The King’s Fund. Extensive voluntary sector experience (including international), Age UK, NSPCC. Harvard, INSEAD, UCL. OBE

Award-winning Founder of five other businesses, including most recently Pjoys – PJ’s with purpose. EY EOY Winner and Queens Award for Enterprise Innovation. NED and Mental Health Campaigner

UK CEO of the Year 2019. Founding Partner of M&C Saatchi. Published author. Awarded Order of Merit by Knights of Malta for charity work

Acknowledged leader and author in the field of disability opportunities. Ambassador, Disability Rights UK, Consultant on disability to: Post Office, BT, Business Disability Forum. OBE

A global entrepreneur who has established and led businesses in 15 countries globally. Chairman of many Boards ranging from the Commonwealth Skills Forum to Tranmere Rovers FC

Co-Chair emeritus, Unity LGBTA Network. Member of Advisory Board, OUTstanding. Previous international leadership career roles within EY. Certified Public Accountant, State of New York

Previously Member, Mayor of London’s Water Advisory Group; Non Exec Member, Flood and Coastal Programme Board. Former CEO, Council for National Parks. Awarded OBE 2017

NED Advisory Board member, The Vulnerability Registration Service and Bristow & Sutor Bailiffs.  Assorted other Board Leadership roles, including Chair, Institute of Money Advisors

International Leadership Fellow. Director, Alliance Française Ireland, previous Skillnets. Chévalier De l’Ordre National du Mérite. Volunteer, Women for Election, Women on Air. Previous leadership roles across public service

Vice Chair and HR Director, Islington Arts Factory. Innovation Advisor, Royal Armoured Corps, Trustee/ Advisor positions.  Previously international leadership roles including, ?What If! Innovation, Yum Brands

International Leadership Fellow. Author of international best seller “Home in Harmony”, on creating a nurturing home environment.  Interior designer, lifestyle curator and Hay House Radio Show host

Appointed 2011. Previously Executive Headteacher of Bridge AP Academy; member Headteachers’ Board (NW London and South Central England); member Youth Justice Board; awarded CBE 2017

International Leadership Fellow. President Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) Turkey, Chair Education and Training Committee IAB Europe, Previously Chief Digital Development Officer, GroupM Turkey, CEO Maxus Turkey

Appointed 2013. Previously, Director of Communications, University Hospital South Manchester; Communications and Strategy Advisor, Department for Education; Executive Director, Cancer Research UK and BBC Producer

A seasoned military officer dedicated to serving military facing charities and Company Director determined to provide high-quality homes for those on low, or no, income

Also Non-Executive Director, IdeaSquares, (crowdfunding); Ordoo, digital ordering platform; Trustee, Tobacco Factory Theatres and Co-Founder, Contactzilla, a seamless contact management system

Founded 2011.  Former Lieutenant Colonel in the Royal Marines advising the Cabinet Office and National Security Council.  Lecturer, London Business School; Fellow, Strategic Planning Society and Author

Trustee/Director, Home Renaissance Foundation (Think Tank promoting recognition of the importance of home environments). Director, Compliance Manager. Director, Connections B2B (Business Growth)

Deputy Lieutenant of Hertfordshire. Visiting Professor, University of Hertfordshire. Trustee, Teach First. Leadership and advisory roles in a range of governmental/ education-related organisations

Previously, Chief Executive, The Lending Standards Board. Track record of achievement in a regulated environment. Previous leadership roles with Nationwide Building Society

Award-winning leader in the field of international people leadership and human resources in the hospitality sector. Diversity and inclusion champion. Author and Fellow of the CIPD

Leader in the field of international executive development. Board Member UNICON Executive Education (USA), Member, EFMD Management Development (Brussels). Previously Director of International Business, Henley Business School

The Future Dams project explores how global capital flows influence the emergence of more sustainable dam infrastructure. Joint Chair of Governors, Hockerill Anglo-European College

Chairman & Pro-Chancellor of University of Suffolk; Chairman of Society for the Environment, Yorkshire & Humber Academic Health Science Network (and National Chair of Chairs) & Environmental Policy Forum

Also Founder, Mosaic Wise, focused on supporting care leavers and young professionals achievements. Multiple award winner, inc. African Diaspora Community Champion 2019. Extensive international experience

Senior HR professional, international background in pharma, law and electronics. Change & Talent leader, previously range of strategic roles within GSK

Commercial lawyer with recognised experience in the health sector. Advisor for government, corporates, public and private sector. Special interest in corporate responsibility. Voluntary and charity contributions

Appointed 2014. An accomplished international board level executive. Charity Champion of Dreams Come True. Previously Chief Operating Officer with Colt Technology Services

Leader in the field of airport management. Member, Glasgow Tourism Leadership Board. Previous roles at Glasgow, Heathrow, Aberdeen, Stanstead, and BAA. Researching Doctorate, Henley Business School

Appointed 1998. Also a Director of Cambridge Assessment, previously a Regional Director of the Further Education Funding Council. Awarded a CBE for services to further education in 2011

International Leadership Fellow. Award-winning social entrepreneur in Pakistan and the UK; Chair/ Director of various companies, experienced in supporting local authorities to develop policies for disadvantaged communities

Formerly Global Head of People Capability, Jaguar Land Rover. Trustee and Director of Ashorne Hill Management College

Head of Pinsent Masons Manchester Office and Corporate Finance Partner, CBI member. Previous career role with Eversheds

Appointed 2006.  Chairman of EMEA indirect tax committee working with member firms across the world. Previously employed by Pricewaterhouse Coopers

Finance Director specialising in supporting Boards of medium sized businesses with managing high rates of growth. Also a college governor and Chair of Audit & Risk

Previously Director of Operational Transformation, HFH Healthcare; Deputy Director, Commissioning and Hospital Transformation; Turnaround Director and Director of Operations, NHS West Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group

Appointed 2013. A Board Director and CEO passionate about information networks and services and their impact on society. Previously with Nokia

Innovator in the field of Edtech for 20 years, solving real world problems from idea to successful execution and exit. Specialist areas of interest include Safeguarding and GDPR

Appointed as ETF’s first permanent CEO in 2014.  Previously National Policy Director, Department for Education. Experienced governor in eduacation. MA, PGCE

Leadership and Recruitment specialist for skills sector; Board member, Chartered Certified Accountant and Chair of Youth/Homeless Charity and senior military leader for Youth and Cadets

Award-winning diversity and inclusion expert. Chair, London Hate Crime Board. Director, SAE Institute UK (creative media). Advisory, consultancy and academic roles. MBE

Board experience across many sectors; Assistant Police and Crime Commissioner, West Midlands; Non-Executive Director, Birmingham & Solihull Mental Heath FT NHS; Trustee, Midlands Air Ambulance

Experienced Business Development Director, professionally qualified from the Institute of Fundraisers focussed on fundraising primarily from central government departments

Appointed 2008. A hands-on international director with experience in sales, operations and general management across the medical, industrial, automotive and retail sectors

International Leadership Fellow. Member, National Competitiveness Council and National Skills Council. Previously, Chief Executive, Forfás (Government policy agency for enterprise, trade, science, technology, innovation). Diversity and inclusion champion

Previous leadership roles with Milton Keynes Council, Worcester City Council. Board Member Milton Keynes University, Place Partnership and Milton Keynes Development Partnership. Museum Trustee

Appointed 2018. Also Trustee, Spice Innovations Ltd. Previously CEO, Relate, the UK’s leading relationship support charity. Director, Scope; Senior Manager, Nesta

Appointed 2018. Previously Director of People, Swansea City and County Council;  Assistant Chief Executive and Assistant Director, Darlington Borough Council; Director of Communities, Swindon Borough Council

Leader in digital transformation within higher education. Improves organisational cultures and working practices through understanding the social effects of technology. Award-winning champion of the LGBT+ community

Leader in the field of HR in the legal services sector. Previous leadership roles with Eversheds, White & Case, Linklaters. FCIPD

Director, Colne Valley Park Community Interest Company. Director, Paper Cup Recovery and Recycling Group. Previous leadership roles in Grundon Waste Management

International entrepreneur, speaker and creator of bestselling DVD on Yogaboxing.  Specialist in neuroscience-informed approaches to mindfulness and resilience.   Former CEO of telecommunications company in California

Leader of European in-house legal team and board director with particular expertise in complex commercial arrangements, payments and regulatory matters on a cross-border and multi-jurisdictional basis

Keen interest in Mental Health in clinical and management roles up to Regional Director /Director of Strategic Partnerships. Not for Profit sector at DoH

Converger for International Futures Forum in Ireland. Facilitator of ‘civic conversation’. Previously: Chair, RSA Ireland; various leadership roles in educational development around the UK

Appointed 2017.  Also Non-Executive Board Director, Sheffield City Region Local Enterprise Partnership.  Previously Head of Commercial and International Innovation, NHS England; Managing Director, NHS Global

Award-winning entrepreneur in the science, technology and finance sectors. Previous career roles with Barclays and ANZ Bank. TechWomen 50 Champion. Founder4Schools speaker

Focused on consumer-facing tech companies, leadership roles at Yahoo!, Zynga and the fintech TransferWise, including as General Counsel, Company Secretary, Chief of Staff and VP People

Founded independent consultancy in 2012.  Also NED on multiple Boards including Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust and City HR Association.  Author & public speaker; OBE in 2017

Director, Almshouse Consortium Ltd, Chairman, Trust 2000, Member of ACCA Charities Technical Advisory Group, Winner of Finance Team of the Year 2015 (National Finance Awards)

International Leadership Fellow. President, Austrian Studies Association. Fellowship, Editorial, Membership, and Directorial roles in international organisations. Author, Editorial Board member and Peer Reviewer

Leader in international management consulting. Board Member of FedCap (NYC multinational charity helping those with barriers to employment). Member of the CBI’s Economic Growth Board

Award-winning serial entrepreneur and leader of businesses in industries from social and health care to housing, and from food production to medical screening. Former CEO, Somerset Care; Chairman, YourLife

Award-winning diversity champion. Deputy Chair, Diverse-Leaders. Chairman, Mongoose – inclusive cricket. Business Leaders of the Year 2018. Private Sector Diversity Champion of the Year 2018

Also NED Darlington Football Club. Previously HR Director, Fujitsu; Chief HR Officer with OSN & Ooredoo in the Middle East. HR Director BBC, Vice-President HR at BP

Governor, Nottingham Trent University. Trustee, Nottingham Castle Foundation. Formerly Chief Operating Officer Browne Jacobson. Career roles with Boots, PwC, Deloitte

Experienced NED and adviser in pharmacy and healthcare. Governor – University of Hertfordshire

Chair, York  Crown Nominations Commission (PM-appointed, April 2019), Vice- Lord Lieutenant for Cheshire. Chair, Cheshire Community Foundation. Member, CBI Enterprise Forum. Ski Instructor, walker, cyclist

RSA Fellow. Trustee of British Society of Mental Health and Deafness; UK Council on Deafness; Voluntary Organisations Disability Group. Previous leadership roles with Scope, NSPCC

Founder 2010.  Director, Communities Together Durham & North-East Social Investment Company; Trustee, Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations.  Deputy Lieutenant, County Durham. Awarded OBE 2008

Previously Deputy Chief Executive/Chief Nurse, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Trust and Director of Nursing since 2010, following an extensive leadership career within the NHS

Various Non-Exec Board roles in housing, education and health. A specialist in corporate governance and leadership development working with The King’s Fund and NHS Leadership Academy

Appointed 2010.  Developing highly sector focused teams to increase the business’s growth rate (going up to 6 in Recruiter magazine’s FAST 50). Previously with Heads Recruitment Ltd

Distinguished career in HR, previously at Imation UK Ltd. Valiantly overcame personal adversity to become a multi-medal winner in the British Transplant Games. Chartered MCIPD

A highly experienced Executive across transportation operations, engineering, education, skills & training. Previously Director on the Boards of five airlines, including British Airways

National Council Member, Football Supporters Federation, Lay Magistrate, Northern Ireland Judiciary Service, Previously Head of Diversity, The Football Foundation. Fellow of the RSA. OBE

Digital technology and marketing leader. Trustee of the KFC Foundation and Vice-Chair of Governors at the Oaks Federation. Former Director, CDG Group, Specsavers and du

Award-winning leader in the Third Sector. Deputy Chair, Brook. Previously Co-Director, Samaritans. Volunteer, Inspiring the Future. Songwriter/Musician in band Scarlet

Award-winning entrepreneur, government advisor, public speaker and writer. Finalist in ‘The Apprentice’ (2008).  Experienced with Colgate, Palmolive, L’Oréal, and Superdrug