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  • Susan was appointed as Chair of the Ofqual Board in January 2025, for a period of 3 years. Susan has also been a member of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel since June 2018. In addition she is the executive head t…

  • Suzy Walton is a chartered director, occupational psychologist and scientist. As a senior civil servant, she has worked in the Cabinet Office and the Ministry of Defence. She was awarded a PhD for research into military suic…

  • Suzy Walton is a chartered director, occupational psychologist and scientist. As a former senior civil servant, she has worked in the Cabinet Office and the Ministry of Defence. She was awarded a PhD for research into milita…

  • Dr Thomas Waite is the Deputy Chief Medical Officer leading on health protection. His role covers emergency response and preparedness, infectious diseases, vaccines and therapeutics. Dr Waite is a consultant epidemiologist a…

  • Dr Tim Coulson started his role on 1 July 2014. Before his appointment, Tim was Director of Education at Essex county council. Earlier in his career he has also: taught in London primary schools and was Headteacher at Willia…

  • Tim has 30 years’ experience of working for the UK government’s statutory nature conservation bodies. He is particularly focussed on making sure that Natural England is strongly evidence- and evaluation-led in all the advice…

  • Tim Leunig was the Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department for Education between 2014 and 2017. From 7 September 2023 to 6 October 2023 he was the Adviser to the Prime Minister on Education. He is also Associate Professor…

  • Dr Tim Sheldon became  Dstl ’s Chief Delivery Officer in April 2024. Tim has a range of experience working across defence. He’s worked in the following areas within MOD : Defence Procurement Agency MOD Head Office Defence Ev…

  • Toby Willison joined the Environment Agency ( EA ) in 2002 and has worked in a variety of strategic and operational roles. His previous roles include: Director of Water Land and Biodiversity, EA Head of the Water Team, Scott…

  • Tony Juniper is Chair of Natural England. Before taking up this role in April 2019 he was Executive Director for Advocacy and Campaigns at WWF-UK, a Fellow with the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leader…

  • Dr Tony Sewell CBE is Chair of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities. Dr Tony Sewell CBE is an international education consultant who is head of ‘Generating Genius’, a ground-breaking charity which works to ensure th…

  • Dr. Tracy Long is the founder of Boardroom Review, which was established in 2004 to give independent advice on the effectiveness of the board and its committees. Tracy has conducted over one hundred and fifty evaluations acr…

  • Zoe Penn leads on professional standards within the London regional team of NHS England. She is a consultant obstetrician and former executive medical director of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. She se…

  • David Parker was appointed chief executive in January 2013, following an open, competitive process. He is also head of the UK’s delegation to the European Space Agency ( ESA ) and former chair of ESA ’s Programme Board for H…

  • Ed Barnett MBE is the Deputy High Commissioner & Permanent Representative to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and UN Habitat, taking up his appointment in July 2024. Ed has extensive experience working in Africa and t…

  • Dr. Susan Liautaud is Founder and Managing Director of Susan Liautaud & Associates Limited, an ethics advisory firm supporting global organisations and leaders in business, government, and the non-profit sector. She is a…

  • Dudley joined DVLA in 2003 and was appointed as Interim Strategy, Policy and Communications Director in November 2024. Career Dudley started his Civil Service career in the Department for Work and Pensions in 1993, before jo…

  • Duncan Hill is the Deputy Head of Mission to Qatar. Curriculum Vitae October 2019- August 2023 Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy Caracas August 2016 – September 2019…

  • Curriculum Vitae Full name: Duncan Norman MBE Married to: Kerry Norman Children: One daughter 2016 - August 2021 Her Majesty´s Ambassador to Albania 2013 – 2016 FCO, Head, Afghanistan Unit 2013 Cabinet Office, Senior Event M…

  • Duncan Selbie is the founding Chief Executive of Public Health England. Prior to 2013, he was Chief Executive of Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals, the regional teaching hospital for the south east of England. From 20…

  • Duncan John Rushworth Taylor CBE is the appointed Ambassador to Mexico and arrived in country in October 2013. Duncan Taylor was Governor in Grand Cayman from 2010 to 2013. He was born in England in 1958 and began his servic…

  • Duncan has a mechanical and environmental engineering background with management experience gained over 27 years in the UK and overseas. He has worked for The London Stock Exchange, Ford, British Overseas Aid and Unicef and …

  • Duncan Worsell joined the Civil Nuclear Constabulary in June 1992, prior to which he served in the Royal Navy. During his policing career in the Civil Nuclear Constabulary Duncan has undertaken the full range of operational …

  • Dyfed Alsop is the Director General of the Chief Operating Officer Group (COO) and Deputy Chief Executive of the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). He joined UKHSA from the Welsh Revenue Authority (WRA), where he had served …

  • Eamonn Boylan joined Homes England as Interim Chief Executive in January 2025. Prior to this, he was Interim Chief Executive for Manchester City Council. He was also one of 10 housing and development experts serving on the G…

  • Earl Attlee is a Conservative member of the House of Lords. He was a Lord in Waiting (Lords Whip) from 2010 to 2014 for: Attorney General Department for Communities and Local Government Home Office (Immigration) Scotland Off…

  • Ed Cornmell was appointed Executive Director of the Youth Custody Service in October 2022. Ed was previously the Deputy Director responsible for prison operations nationally. Prior to this as Deputy Director Operations in th…

  • Ed Lester was Chief Executive and Chief Land Registrar at Land Registry from May 2013 to March 2015. An accountant, Ed previously worked in the oil and banking industries, including roles as: Treasurer and Head of Corporate …

  • Ed Mitchell joined the Environment Agency (EA) in 2007. He was appointed Executive Director of Environment and Business in 2010 His previous roles include: Head of Regulated Industry, EA Director of Environment and Corporate…

  • Ed Owen joined HMCTS following six months as communications adviser to the Medicines Discovery Catapult, and he was chief executive of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust for four years until October 2016. Earlier in his career, the f…

  • Ed Schofield is Information and Technology Director for the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), having joined in February 2012. His previous roles include: Head of IT for West Sussex County Council local and central government chie…

  • Ed Smith is the Chairman of NHS Improvement. Ed is the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council at the University of Birmingham and Treasurer of Chatham House. From January 2015 to October 2017 Ed was the lead non-executive di…

  • Ed Vaizey served as Minister of State at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, with responsibility for digital industries from July 2014 until July 2016. Previous…

  • Ed Westhead is currently a Non-executive Board Member of HM Land Registry. He was previously a Non-executive Board Member of Companies House. Ed is an Executive Director at UK Government Investments (UKGI), the Government’s …

  • Eddie Bloomfield is the Public Trustee and was appointed in 2010. Alongside this role, he is also the Head of the Office of the Accountant General. His previous roles include: HM Chief Inspector of Court Administration for E…

  • As HM Land Registry’s Deputy Director – Digital Services, Eddie Davies is responsible for the development and refinement of the organisation’s Digital by Default products and services. Eddie and his team interpret user insig…

  • Eddie Hughes was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Rough Sleeping and Housing at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities between 19 September 2021 and 8 September 2022. Eddie was previously Parliame…

  • Eddy was appointed as the Director for Enforcement, Compliance and Crime in September 2020. Eddy joined the Civil Service in 1993 and has held a wide range of roles within the immigration directorates of the Home Office. Pri…

  • Mr Edmund Fitton-Brown served as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Yemen from February 2015 until February 2017. Mr Fitton-Brown joined the FCO in 1984. In his last appointment, he was Counsellor in Dubai. He has h…

  • Edmund is People Director at the UK Space Agency. He provides Human Resources (HR) advice to the Agency executive committee and senior leadership team and leads on the Agency’s People Strategy to provide senior oversight for…

  • Edward Evans’ first posting was to Jerusalem where he led on Middle East Peace Process issues, human rights and international law. He has also been posted to Mogadishu (leading on security sector reform) and Ottawa (responsi…

  • Edward Ferguson took over as His Majesty’s Ambassador to Serbia in July 2023. Before coming to Belgrade, Edward served as the Minister Counsellor Defence at the British Embassy in Washington DC in September 2018. Together wi…

  • Edward Hobart took up his appointment as His Majesty’s Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates in May 2023. He has previously served as Consul General in Dubai, from 2012 to 2015, a role which included leading Trade and Inves…

  • Edward Inglett was appointed Deputy Head of Mission and His Majesty’s Consul to the Republic of Moldova in February 2023. Edward was previously at the UK Mission to the United Nations in Geneva and at UK embassies in Helsink…

  • Eddie leads the analytical team in the NFA and was appointed to the post of Director of Knowledge in 2009. The directorate looks at fraud loss and performance measurement, risk and analysis, intelligence, and information sha…

  • Full name: Edward Oakden CMG Married to: Dr Florence Eid Children: Three daughters 2013 - 2015 FCO, Director Middle East 2012 – 2013 Strategic Trade UKTI, Managing Director 2010 - 2012 Sectors Group, UKTI Managing Director 2…