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In addition to his role for HM Land Registry, Jeremy Pee is a Non-Executive Board Director for Matalan. Jeremy was the Chief Digital and Technology Officer at Marks and Spencer (M&S) where he led the global technology st…
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Jeremy Pilmore-Bedford took up his appointment in Bengaluru as the British Deputy High Commissioner in September 2019. Jeremy Pilmore-Bedford worked at the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office’s (FCO) US Network where he was…
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Jeremy Pocklington is the Permanent Secretary at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero ( DESNZ ). Jeremy was previously Permanent Secretary at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (September 202…
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Jeremy was appointed to the GLD Board on 9 September 2013 and became Chair of its Audit and Risk Committee in June 2014. He is a chartered accountant. Jeremy’s other roles include: Chair of Skills for Health and Justice Non-…
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Jerome Glass was appointed Chief Operating Officer at the Home Office in June 2025. Prior to this, Jerome served as Director General for the Ministry of Justice’s (MOJ) Policy and Strategy Group from November 2020 to June …
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Jerry Cope spent 30 years, leaving in 2003, with the Post Office and Royal Mail. He started in personnel and industrial relations before moving into strategy and line management. He was appointed to the Post Office Main Boar…
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Jerry Haller has worked in Generation for EDF for the past 15 years, having spent the previous 20 in the aerospace business. On joining EDF Energy he was appointed Head of Continuous Improvement and delivered the transition …
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Jerry (re)joined UKGI in June 2020 to work on Project Birch and other interventions. Prior to this he spent 25 years in investment banking, latterly focused on corporate debt restructuring, directing transactions in the UK a…
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Jess Phillips was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Home Office on 9 July 2024. She was elected as the MP for Birmingham Yardley in the general election of July 2024. Political career Jess first entered…
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Jesse Harris became the Strategy and Social Work Director for the Independent Living Fund in 2007. Prior to this he worked for the disability organisation Scope in a number of management roles. He also worked for the childre…
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Jessica Blakely was appointed Chief Executive of the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) in June 2025 in a jobshare arrangement with Carmen Suarez. Jessica and Carmen joined the TRA from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and L…
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Jessica De Mounteney joined GLD as the Director General for Litigation with Justice and Security in February 2022 on secondment from the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel. At the OPC, Jessica was the Director General respo…
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Jess Glover was appointed to the role of Director General, Growth and Productivity in HM Treasury in July 2023. Jess was a Director General ( DG ) in the Cabinet Office from 2020-2023, first as DG Transition Taskforce (manag…
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Jessica Hand was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Angola and the Republic of São Tomé e Príncipe 2018 to 2021. Prior to that, she had led UK policy on conventional arms control issues, including the control regime…
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Jessica Lennard took up the role of Chief Strategy & External Affairs Officer at the CMA in August 2023. Jessica is a member of the Senior Executive Team, an advisor to the Board, and has overall responsibility for strat…
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Jessica is a BBC Earth Kids presenter and student at Brunel University, studying for a BSc in Global Challenges. Previously, she served with The Diana Award, where she led work to empower the lives of young people. This incl…
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Jessica Rusu is a senior technology leader and non-executive, with 25 years’ experiences in financial services, big tech and FinTech firms. In addition to her board role at Companies House, which is focused on AI and digital…
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Jill Callan took on the role of Interim Director of Operations in February 2021 having joined Companies House in May 2019 as the Head of Service Delivery. Jill Callan has over 30 years’ experience in the public sector leadin…
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Jill Gallard CMG was appointed British Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany on 11 November 2020. Before joining the Embassy, she was the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Deputy Political Director (2018-2020) and Di…
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Dr Jill Hatcher is the Chief People Officer for the Home Office and is responsible for enabling all people-based activity in the organisation, both operational and strategic. Jill has overall responsibility for all our Emplo…
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Jill was appointed Panel Member Non-executive Director of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) board in July 2013. She is also: Member of Council, Durham University Non-executive Director, ICAEW (Institute of Chartere…
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Jill Morris took up her appointment as His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Türkiye in January 2023. Before commencing her role in Ankara, Jill was Her late Majesty’s Ambassador to Italy and Her late Majesty’s Non-Res…
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Jill began her teaching career as an infant teacher in 1971. She became a deputy head teacher in 1978. She was appointed to headship of Colegrave school in 1983. The school was at first an infant school then became a primary…
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Jillian Battersby has been Deputy Head of Mission at the British High Commission, Port Moresby since March 2011.
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Jim Carpy was Head of DFID China since from 2015 to August 2017. He joined DFID in 1986 and has since worked in a range of DFID jobs including in in Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
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In September 2024 Jim joined HS2 as a Strategic Advisor and is currently the Interim Chief Programme Officer with accountability for the re-baselining of the Phase One programme and the creation of a new Delivery Strategy. I…
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Jim Crawford joined High Speed Two (HS2) Limited in August 2014 as Managing Director - Phase One. Jim is a qualified quantity surveyor and is a member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. He previously worked at Ne…
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Jim Logie was Head of HMRC Division in the Office of the Advocate General from 01 April 2012 to 24 July 2020. He qualified as a solicitor in 1991 and joined the civil service the same year. Career highlights include: Head of…
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Jim became Chief Executive of NHS Improvement on 1 November 2015. Jim is a qualified accountant who joined the NHS in 1990. His previous roles have included: Chief Executive of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Int…
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Jim McAlpine was Head of DFID Ghana from December 2014 to July 2017 leading a team of 32 staff. Since joining DFID in 1982, Jim has worked in various capacities, in headquarters and in the Pacific, South East Asia, Southern …
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Jim McMahon was previously Minister of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government between 6 July 2024 and 6 September 2025. He has been the MP for Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton (and its predecess…
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Jim O’ Sullivan was appointed Chief Executive of Highways England in July 2015. Jim is a chartered engineer and has spent his career within transportation, asset management, and utility organisations. He was previously Manag…
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Jim was appointed Second Permanent Secretary of the Treasury in July 2025. Jim brings a wealth of experience from investment banking and corporate finance to the Treasury, after a long career at Bank of America. He also has …
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Jim Pennycook joined the Centre for Defence Enterprise in 2008 as Military Adviser. He was appointed Head of Operations in 2013 following the completion of his service with the Royal Air Force ( RAF ). His previous roles inc…
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Jim Smyllie joined Natural England in 2006. In October 2008, Jim became Executive Director, People, Landscape and Biodiversity. He has held the following roles at Natural England: Transition Director Executive Director, Regi…
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Jitesh Gadhia has over 20 years’ investment banking experience, having held senior positions at Blackstone, Barclays Capital, ABN AMRO and Baring Brothers. He has advised on a wide range of high profile M&A and capital r…
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Jo Boaden CBE is a member of the Board at the Regulator of Social Housing. Jo has held a number of senior positions in the housing sector, most recently as the Chief Executive of the Northern Housing Consortium. She held sen…
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Jo Broomfield returned to the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) in June 2015 as the Common Agricultural Programme (CAP) Delivery Programme Director. His previous roles include: CAP Delivery Programme Lead for the Department of Env…
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Jo Churchill was Minister of State for the Department for Work and Pensions from 13 November 2023 to 5 July 2024. She was previously Vice Chamberlain of HM Household (Government Whip) from 7 September 2022 to 13 November 202…
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Jo Clift was appointed to the Agency Board in January 2018. She has over 20 years’ experience at the heart of Whitehall, including senior roles in communications, policy, corporate services and appointments. Head of Communic…
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Jo Fiddian has a shared role with Hannah Payne as the Head of Transformation. Her previous roles include: Head of Service Development and Central Commissioning, LAA Deputy Director responsible for criminal courts operational…
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Jo took up her position as British Consul-General Guangzhou in July 2019. She leads the British Government’s engagement in the provinces of South China: Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hunan and Jiangxi. Jo has worked fo…
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Jo Lomas was the UK government’s Envoy to the Commonwealth from October 2021 to May 2025. Jo was previously High Commissioner to the Republic of Rwanda, and non-resident Ambassador to Burundi from January 2018 to June 2021. …
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Ms Jo McPhail was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Djibouti and UK Representative to the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), and opened the first British Embassy in Djibouti, in March 2021…
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Jo Moir is a British diplomat and development professional with more than 20 years of experience working for the UK Government at home and overseas. Jo is currently Development Director for the British High Commission in Is…
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Jo Morgan became National Director, Initial Teacher Education in October 2014. She is also Regional Director, North West. Before working at Ofsted, Jo was a: qualified teacher who has held 3 secondary headships National Lead…
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Jo joined Forestry Commission Scotland as Deputy Director in October 2013, before this she spent 5 years working for the Scottish Government, on Natural Resources policy. She has also been a member of the Forest Enterprise E…
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Jo became the Professional Practice Director for GIAA in May 2016, where she is responsible for the development of the profession both within the Agency and across wider central government. Her role includes oversight of int…
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Jo Shanmugalingam became Permanent Secretary at the Department for Transport ( DfT ) on 1 July 2025 after being Second Permanent Secretary at DfT since 30 May 2023. Jo was previously Director General for Science, Innovation …