Karen Gosden

Biography

Karen Gosden was appointed Interim Director General, Work and Health Services at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in January 2022.

Before this, Karen was Work and Health Services Area Director for Central England and Senior Responsible Officer for the Kickstart Scheme.

Previous roles in the Civil Service include:

  • Universal Credit Area Director for Central England and Wales
  • Senior Responsible Officer People and Locations Programme
  • Operations Transformation Director
  • Universal Credit Programme Director

Previous roles in government

  • Director General, Work and Health Services