Fiona Ryland
Biography
Fiona Ryland has been the Government Chief People Officer since September 2022.
Fiona joined the Civil Service from University College London (UCL) where she was Vice-President of Operations.
Before that, Fiona led the HR, Communications, Corporate Responsibility and Business Excellence teams for Compass Group UK and Ireland. She also has extensive experience of HR management and operations at retailers including Comet, Dixons and Asda - in particular, establishing new apprenticeship and graduate programmes to benefit young people and colleagues at early stages of their career.
Fiona graduated in Chemical Engineering from Bath University and also has a BSc in Psychology from the Open University.
Outside of work, Fiona is married and lives in the Chilterns. She is an avid Leyton Orient supporter.
Government Chief People Officer
As Government Chief People Officer, Fiona sets the standard for the whole Civil Service on people matters, and the HR leader that galvanises our community of Departments to effect change. She is responsible for ensuring the Civil Service has the right policies and structures in place to attract talented people and ensure they can deliver their best while they are with us - building a HR function and culture and ways of working that directly helps deliver for UK citizens.
Fiona reports directly to Alex Chisholm, Chief Operating Officer for the Civil Service and Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary and is a member of the People Board and Senior Leadership Committee.