Lucia Wilde
Biography
Lucia Wilde was appointed as Ofsted’s Director, People in June 2023. She was previously His Majesty’s Ambassador to Turkmenistan in 2021. Prior to this, she was the HR Deputy Director in the Department for Health and Social Care setting up the new Office for Health Disparities under Professor Sir Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer for England and Wales.
She qualified as an HR professional in HM Revenue and Customs.
Earlier in her career Lucia was the Head of the Department for International Development’s programme in Iraq and worked on counter narcotics in the British Embassy in Afghanistan. She also served in Moscow, Brussels and Accra.
In her spare time Lucia enjoys cycling, hiking and learning. She has two undergraduate degrees, three master’s degrees and two postgraduate diplomas.
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Director, People
The Director, People is responsible for Ofsted’s human resources, organisational development and staff and inspector training support services.
Previous roles in government
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British Ambassador to Turkmenistan