Jeremy Harrison

Biography

Jeremy Harrison joined NDA as Director of Risk and Assurance in October 2018, following 4 years at HS2 Ltd.

Previously Jeremy worked in the rail industry for 25 years. He pioneered early thinking on safety risk and then went on to lead on project and corporate risk, setting the standards and policies for risk management and value management, across all the infrastructure projects on the national rail network.

Jeremy has supported government initiatives to improve risk management across major projects. He is a certified Fellow of the Institute of Risk Management, a chartered member of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health and past chair of BSI Risk Management Technical committee. Jeremy has held visiting academic roles at Warwick Business School, UCL and most recently at Said Business School Oxford supporting the Major Projects Leadership Academy programme with Risk Master Classes. Throughout his career he has received a number of industry awards including Risk Professional of the Year at the CIR Awards.

Previous roles in government

  • Director of Risk and Assurance