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Peter Thompson is the Deputy Chief Executive at Dstl. He has spent 20 years in the defence and security sector and has held various roles in the civil service, including strategic advisor to MOD’s Chief Scientific Adviser pr…
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Phil Evans took over as Head of DFID Somalia in April 2014. Phil joined DFID in 1993, having previously worked for the UN and World Bank. He has worked in Africa for many years, including heading DFID ’s country offices in S…
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Dr Phillip Lee was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice in July 2016. He was elected the Member of Parliament for Bracknell in May 2010. Education Phillip was educated at his local stat…
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Dr Pippa Malmgren was a non-executive board member of the Department for International Trade. Dr Malmgren is the founder of DRPM Group, which helps clients better anticipate trends in the world economy. Pippa is also: the co…
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Dr Pui Ling Li was Chief Medical Adviser and Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department for Work and Pensions from December 2014 to 31 July 2017.
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Dr Rachel Glennerster was the Chief Economist at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and a member of the FCDO Executive Committee from September 2020 to July 2021. Prior to her appointment at the FCDO, …
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Dr Raj Patel was the Interim Medical Director of Primary Care for NHS England and NHS Improvement before joining the DDRB. He was previously Medical Director of NHS England for Lancashire and Greater Manchester as well as Di…
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Dr Rajesh Khanna is a consultant in emergency medicine and paediatric emergency medicine, as well as a general practitioner and urgent care lead at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust. He is also a clinical ad…
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Rannia Leontaridi started work as Director General, Asylum Group, in the Home Office in November 2025. Rannia served as Director General Aviation, Maritime and Security Group in the Department for Transport (DfT) from June 2…
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Rashmi Shukla joined PHE in January 2013. Career highlights: National Director in the PHE transition team, to support the transfer of public health functions from PCTs to local authorities Regional Director of Public Health …
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Ray Kemp was appointed to the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management in November 2019. Ray has been a Member of the Advisory Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Foods, Consumer Products and the Environment (COC) …
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Dr Rebecca Driver has been a member of numerous boards, advisory panels and steering groups serving government, industry and academia. This includes: the Board of the Planning Inspectorate the Financial Services Consumer Pan…
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Rebecca is an economist with over 25 years of experience. During her career she has worked on a wide range of public policy issues, including planning, transport and sustainability, and has published extensively. Rebecca is …
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Dr Rebecca Weston joined the CNPA Board in March 2019, representing the views and interests of Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd (DSRL), before taking on the role of Industry Member representing Sellafield Ltd in April 2021. As …
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Rebecca has experience across large and small manufacturing organisations and has held senior leadership positions across Programme and Project Delivery, Operations and Commercial, as well as Technical and R&D. Rebecca, …
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Rhian is the first Chief Executive Officer of AberInnovation and has overseen the development of the £40.5m UK Research & Innovation Campus at Aberystwyth University. Previously, Rhian worked in the commercialisation of …
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Richard Clarke is the Director General, Public Safety Group, and SRO for the Safer Streets Mission at the Home Office. Richard returned to the Home Office in 2024, having spent six years away from the Department - initially …
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Richard Shaw is an exploration and mining geologist ( CGeol ; EurGeol ) with over 25 years of experience in the deep geological disposal of radioactive waste. He retired from the British Geological Survey ( BGS ) in October …
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Dr Rob Dixon was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Bulgaria in March 2020 and took up his post in September 2020. Before his appointment in Sofia, Rob was Deputy Director for Africa in the FCO between 2016 and 2020, focu…
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Dr Rob Ghosh was appointed as a member of the Independent Reconfiguration Panel from 1 October 2025. He is a consultant physician and deputy medical director at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
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Dr Roli Asthana was the Development Counsellor and Head of DFID China. She took up this role on 10 August 2017. Previously she was Deputy Head and Head of Development Partnerships in DFID India, leading DFID’s National, Stat…
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Dr Roni Savage FREng is CEO and Founder of Jomas Associates, an engineering company serving the construction industry. Roni is a: Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering an Honorary Fellow of Royal Institute of British Ar…
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Dr Ros Rivaz was Chair of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority from September 2020 to August 2023. Ros has a wide range of experience in executive and non-executive roles in blue chip companies, predominantly in highly regu…
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Dr Rosalind Given-Wilson is a Consultant Radiologist at St Georges Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust where she set up the breast screening service in 1991 and was Director of Screening, then Medical Director until 2015. She is…
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Dr Roseline Wanjiru is a Senior Lecturer at Newcastle Business School, with interdisciplinary research interests in economic development, trade and industrial policy, foreign direct investment and innovation strategies. She …
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Rosemary Pratt has been the Director for Export Control and Sanctions since February 2023. Her directorate includes the Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) and the sanctions policy team. Rosemary started her career in the Depar…
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Rowena was the Interim Director of Science Operations and Research between April and September 2024. Rowena was previously Head of Animal Health and Welfare Advice at APHA. Rowena has a PhD in veterinary parasitology, having…
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Dr Ruth Boumphrey is Director of Research at Lloyd’s Register Foundation, a global charity protecting life and property and supporting education, engineering-related research and public engagement. She is responsible for a l…
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Ruth McKernan is Executive Chair of Innovate UK, which she joined in May 2015. Ruth has 25 years of research and commercial experience in the pharmaceutical industry, including heading up research units in the UK and the US.…
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Dr. Ruth Wiseman has been Deputy Head of the Embassy in Sarajevo since August 2018. She has come to Sarajevo from Canberra, Australia, where she headed up the Foreign and Security Policy Team at the British High Commission. …
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Dr Ryan Williams was appointed as a member of the Regulatory Policy Committee in March 2024. Ryan is a research fellow at Imperial College London’s Centre for Climate Finance and Investment, serves on the Management Committe…
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Sam oversees a large portfolio that is designed to ensure the quality and access of products to the UK market - this includes scientific advice, clinical trials/clinical investigations, licensing assessment, marketing author…
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Sam joined the Marine Management Organisation in January 2014. She’s an interdisciplinary scientist with research interests in ocean governance and the science-policy interface, with over 15 years’ experience in marine, clim…
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Dr Samantha Milton was appointed Head of High Cost Civil Complex Cases in April 2021. She joined the Legal Aid Agency ( LAA ) in March 2017 as Head of the Public Defender Service. Before joining the LAA , Samantha was Head o…
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Dr Shah is a Commissioner for the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities. Dr Samir Shah CBE is Chief Executive and Creative Director of Juniper, an independent television and radio production company. His career started a…
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Sangeeta Ahuja served as Her Majesty’s Consul General to St Petersburg, Russia from December 2017 until July 2018. Sangeeta joined the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1998 after working as a researcher for Amnesty Inte…
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A Fellow of the Faculty of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and Honorary Fellow of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians, Sarah has a strong scientific track record, and brings a wealth of…
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Dr Gill is the Director of Championing Space at the UK Space Agency, responsible for overseeing the Agency’s inspiration and outreach activities, its international relationships and ESA policy teams, and leading on how we en…
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Dr Sharon Hillier is Director of the Screening Division, Public Health Wales. In April 2011, she was appointed as a consultant in Public Health and Deputy Director of Screening Division, Public Health Wales. In April 2018 sh…
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Dr Shona Arora is currently UKHSA ’s interim Chief Medical Advisor. She joined UKHSA at its inception in 2021, as Director of Health Equity and Clinical Governance. Prior to this she was Public Health England’s Deputy Direct…
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Simon Dixon joined the Marine Management Organisation in May 2015 and is currently the interim Director of Digital and Analysis. Simon joined the Marine Management Organisation as a statistician, having previously worked as …
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Dr Simon Lyster is currently a non-executive director of Northumbrian Water Group, chairman of trustees of Conservation International (UK), trustee of the Rural Community Council of Essex, trustee of Kilverstone Wildlife Cha…
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Simon Reed joined the Board as an executive director in April 2011. He has worked at the Authority since 1994 and currently holds the position of Chief Operating Officer. His previous roles include: Head, Public Safety and S…
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Dr Siu Ping Lam took up the role as the Director of Licensing Division in April 2014. He was formerly the acting and deputy director of the division. He has over 24 years’ experience in medicines regulation. During this time…
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Dr Limpenny is an experienced marine scientist with a strong track record of building Cefas’ marine science reputation and delivery for partners in the UK and overseas. She has had a lot of operational experience through dir…
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Stephanie joined the Marine Management Organisation in October 2021 and is currently the Director of Digital and Analysis. Stephanie has been leading Teams on Evidence, Evaluation and Analysis in the FCDO and the Cabinet Off…
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Dr Stephen Brien was appointed as Chair of the Social Security Advisory Committee from 14 September 2020. Stephen is passionate about finding solutions to reduce poverty and improve the lives of the most vulnerable in the UK…
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Building on from an active postgraduate research career in basic and applied bacteriology, including the development of statutory regulations for the control of infection, and undertaking outbreak investigations, Stuart has …
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Dr Sue Paterson is a RCVS and European Board-Certified Veterinary Dermatologist. She is an elected Fellow of the RCVS for her contributions to clinical practice in the field of Veterinary Dermatology. She is the Veterinary …
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Suneil Kapadia has over forty years of NHS clinical practice and approximately twenty years at senior management and Executive Medical Director level in several NHS acute hospitals. He has held a variety of positions includi…