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Dr Alison Campbell OBE was appointed as Chief Executive of the Government Office for Technology Transfer (GOTT) in April 2022. Alison was previously Director of Knowledge Transfer Ireland (KTI), the organisation responsible …
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Alison is a pharmacologist with a PhD in biochemistry. Her long career includes significant academic and regulatory experience, the latter initially at the Medicines Control Agency and then in senior roles within the Vigilan…
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Curriculum vitae: Full Name: Dr Amanda Susannah Tanfield Married to: Matthew Vernon Connolly April 11 - Oct 11: FCO, Libya Crisis Unit May 08 - April 11: FCO, Head of Drugs and International Crime Department Dec 03 - Dec 07:…
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Dr Anabel Inge joined the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in 2018 as Deputy Head of Scholarships in London, overseeing the Chevening and Marshall programmes. After a period of Italian language training, she mo…
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Dr Andrea Coscelli was the Chief Executive of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). He was awarded a CBE for services to Competitive Markets in the 2020 New Year Honours. Previous career highlights include: Acting Chi…
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Andrew is currently chairman of Sphere Fluidics Ltd., a biotechnology tools company aiming to transform the search for new drugs and medicines. He is also a member of the board of Ploughshare Innovations and of the Diplomati…
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Dr Andrew Pocock was Her Majesty’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, and Permanent Representative to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) from December 2012 to July 2015. Dr Pocock joined the FCO in 1981, and h…
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Dr Andy Clements is a naturalist and ornithologist, and has a science background. Andy was Chief Executive Officer of the British Trust for Ornithology from 2007 until December 2020. Andy has previously worked for the govern…
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Dr Angela Seeney was Director, Technology, Supply Chain and Data at the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) from May 2015 to November 2016. Angela is a senior executive with extensive global experience in global oil, gas and alterna…
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Anne Slowther is Professor of Clinical Ethics at the University of Warwick, and a clinical ethicist at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire. Her clinical background is in general practice and she co-leads the value…
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Antony Stokes was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Cuba from October 2016 to January 2022. Previously he served as Ambassador-at-Large for Climate, and from 2010-2014 as Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vie…
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Dr Bannister is a specialist in infectious and tropical diseases. Although now retired from clinical practice, she remains an honorary consultant at the Royal Free Hospital and is an advisor on military medicine to the Minis…
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Dr Ben Caldecott is the founding member Director of the Oxford Sustainable Finance Programme. He is an Associate Professor and Senior Research Fellow at the University of Oxford Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment…
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Dr Bill Gunnyeon was appointed Chief Medical Adviser, Chief Scientific Adviser and Medical Director at the Department for Work and Pensions in June 2005. An experienced occupational physician, his previous career highlights …
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Bill Kirkup was appointed Chairman of the Morecambe Bay Investigation in July 2013. Bill has previously led investigations into the Oxford paediatric cardiac surgery unit and Jimmy Savile’s involvement with Broadmoor Hospita…
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Dr Brian Gilvary is Chairman of Ineos Energy. He served on the Board of BP plc as Chief Financial Officer from 2012- 2020. Brian is currently the senior independent director of Barclays plc and the Francis Crick Institute, C…
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Bryn’s early career in the Defence Research Agency ( DRA ) included research work in oceanography and submarine detection. After a period of time at the Ministry of Defence ( MOD ), where he was responsible for part of the l…
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Bryony Mathew was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Iceland in August 2021. She joined HM Diplomatic Service in 2005, and has served in London, Bangalore, Beijing and Phnom Penh. Prior to joining the service, Bryony stud…
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Carol joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1998. She has worked on a wide range of different areas, including international fisheries, IT training strategy, international business and Diversity & Inclusion. Her …
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Dr Carole Crofts was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Republic of Azerbaijan in May 2016. Curriculum Vitae Full name: Carole Mary Crofts 2015 – 2016 Language training 2012 – 2015 UK Trade & Investment, Director, Ene…
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Dr Caroline Johnson was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health and Social Care between 7 September 2022 and 27 October 2022.
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Dr Carolyn Browne was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Kazakhstan in 2012 and took up her appointment in January 2013. Dr Browne joined the FCO in 1985 and served overseas in Moscow, New York, Brussels a…
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Dr Catherine MacKenzie is a barrister and legal academic. She is a member of the Faculty of Law of the University of Cambridge, Dean of Degrees of Green Templeton, University of Oxford, and Governing Master of the Bench of I…
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Dr Catherine Raines was appointed as Chief Executive of UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) on 7 September 2015 and, upon the formation of the Department for International Trade, became Director General of International Trade and…
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Chris Castelli joined the UK Space Agency in 2011 as Head of Space Science and was appointed acting director in November 2012. His previous roles include: Head of Space Science, Science and Technology Facilities Council seni…
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Dr Christian Dennys-McClure is no longer the British High Commissioner to the Republic of Cameroon nor the non-resident Ambassador to Gabon and Equatorial Guinea since July 2023. Prior to this he was Cabinet Secretariat, Hea…
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Christian Turner was appointed UK Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York in May 2025 and will start the role later in 2025. Christian was Political Director at the Foreign, Commonwealth &am…
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Christine McCartney joined Public Health England in October 2012. Career highlights: Senior Advisor on Microbiology Services to Duncan Selbie, CEO Public Health England Senior Responsible Officer for the HCAI Data Capture Sy…
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Dr Christine Thuranira-McKeever is a Commonwealth Scholarship Commissioner. Christine is an agricultural economist who is the Director of Distance Learning at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC). Christine’s work and academic…
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Dr Dambisa Moyo is a Commissioner for the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities. She was a non-executive board member of the Department for International Trade (DIT) from November 2020 to February 2023. Dr. Dambisa Moyo …
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Dan Poulter was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health in September 2012. He was elected Conservative MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich on 6 May 2010. Education Dan studied law at…
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Daniel Scott became Programme Manager, Government Chemist in April 2014. He joined LGC in 2008 and has managed other large government funded research programmes as part of LGC ’s role as the UK’s designated National Measurem…
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Dr Dave Smith FIET FRAeS is the National Technology Adviser ( NTA ) having taken up the role in September 2023. A technologist and industrial expert by background, as the NTA , Dave advises the Secretary of State for Science…
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Dr David Allen joined the Defence Board as a non-executive member in 2010. Since his retirement, after a 30-year career at BP , in 2008, David has become a non-executive director and adviser to numerous companies in the ener…
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David Bennett was previously chief executive of Monitor. David’s previous roles have included: non-political Chief Policy Adviser to Prime Minister Tony Blair Head of the Policy Directorate and the Strategy Unit in 10 Downin…
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Dr David Ellis was British Ambassador to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea from December 2021 to February 2025. Previous roles 2016 to 2020: Minister and Deputy Head of Mission to Japan. Responsibilities included adv…
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Dr David Grant CBE joined Innovate UK as Interim CEO in January 2015. David was a member of our Governing Board from 2007 to 2014 and has experience and personal knowledge of Innovate UK. David is Chairman of STEMNET and Sen…
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Curriculum Vitae Aug 2017 UK Resident Representative to IAEA and UK Governor to IAEA Board, Vienna Aug 2015 – Jul 2017 Deputy Permanent Representative, UK Mission to International Organisations in Vienna Aug 2012 – Aug 2015 …
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Dr Deirdre Hughes is a policy adviser, academic researcher/writer, trainer and freelance consultant specialising in the impact of careers, employment and skills policies to support the development of jobs and growth. She is …
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Dr Derek Craston became the Government Chemist in June 2008. He is also the Chief Scientific Officer and Managing Director of Science and Innovation at LGC , a life sciences research and testing company. Derek joined LGC in …
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Dr Derek Lacey was appointed to the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management in November 2019. Derek has recently completed a term as a Director at the International Atomic Energy Agency. He previously had roles as Deputy C…
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Derek trained as a biochemist, obtaining a PhD before completing a post-doctoral fellowship at Cambridge. After six years as a lecturer in Biochemistry at Edinburgh University, Derek changed direction in order to pursue his …
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Dr Dickon Howell joined the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) in 2009. His first role was as Head of Strategic Development and since 2011 he has been Head of Marine Licensing. He took up a new role as Acting Director of M…
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Dolores is a Chartered Engineer and an Honorary Fellow of the IET. She has held senior executive positions in private and public sector engineering and technical services organisations in the defence and aerospace and securi…
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Dr Day is the UK government’s drug Recovery Champion. He is a clinician who has led the orientating of clinical practice towards recovery and has a research interest in recovery support services and mutual aid. He is a Clini…
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Ed is a healthcare policy and strategy professional with experience across NHS leadership, central government, and frontline clinical care. Before joining the MHRA, Ed completed a Harkness Fellowship at Stanford University, …
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Elaine is a clinical associate with KPMG and holds a professional doctorate in nursing. She was previously a registered nurse on the governing body of NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Clinical Commissioning Group. Her experienc…
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Elizabeth was appointed as Schools Commissioner by the Secretary of State for Education, and took post in May 2011. Her mission is to raise standards, tackle underperformance and champion the growth of academies, academy spo…
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Dr. Fazal Dad CBE has over 30 years of experience in education. He has been Principal and Chief Executive for Blackburn College since 2019. He is also the director for The Lancashire Colleges and Bury Grammar School and a pa…