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  • Julian Reilly was most recently the UK’s Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea, and throughout his career has worked extensively in East Africa and the Middle East, focusing on the security, stability and pros…

  • Julian is the Acting Director of Capital Group at the Education Skills and Funding Agency, an executive agency of the Department for Education. Capital Group delivers new schools, rebuilds and refurbishes existing schools an…

  • Julie is Missions and Capabilities Delivery Director for Discovery and Sustainability at the UK Space Agency. Julie was Chief Portfolio Officer at the National Crime Agency, leading on a Transformation Programme to deliver t…

  • Julie joined the Department of Work and Pensions in April 2024 as the Director General for People and Capability, having previously held the position of Chief People Officer at the Home Office since December 2021. Julie star…

  • Julie Currie was a non-executive director of the Department for International Trade between November 2016 and October 2020. She was chair of the department’s Audit and Risk Assurance Committee. She is also a non-executive di…

  • Julie Humphreys was appointed as Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State in October 2015. Previously she was the Board Secretary of the Civil Service Board based in the Cabinet Office. Julie joined the Civil Se…

  • Julie Kenny, CBE DL has been appointed by the Secretaries of State for Education and Work and Pensions as the new interim Chair of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills. An existing Commissioner of the organisation, Ju…

  • Julie joined High Speed Two ( HS2 ) Ltd as Director of Community Engagement in December 2016. The directorate works across HS2 and its supply chain, creating opportunities for two-way conversations with communities aimed at …

  • Julie Lennard has been the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of DVLA since March 2018. Career As CEO, Julie leads the digital and business transformation of one of the UK’s biggest multi-channel service organisations, with more …

  • Julie Lunt was appointed as Chief Legal and Governance Officer in February 2017. Julie has worked as an environmental lawyer throughout her career. Her previous roles include: Head of Legal Services, Natural England Regional…

  • Julie Marson was Assistant Government Whip between 27 October 2022 and 13 November 2023. She previously held the same role between 8 July 2022 and 20 September 2022. She was previously Parliamentary Under Secretary of State …

  • Julie has been delivering impactful and sustainable change in organisations for over 30 years in roles that span c-suite and board level, experiencing every stage of the organisational life cycle. She has delivered high prof…

  • Julie Robson worked on the employer engagement and economic development teams at the Training and Enterprise Council ( TEC ), going on to specialise in European funding for the TEC . She transferred to the Learning and Skill…

  • Julie is Executive Director for General Qualifications and joined Ofqual in 2008. Her previous roles include: Associate Director of Regulatory Policy, Ofqual Head of Education and Training, Law Society of England and Wales D…

  • Julie was appointed Director General Head Office and Commissioning Services at the Ministry of Defence in April 2016 but is no longer in this position. Prior to her appointment, Julie held a number of leadership posts in the…

  • Julie Taylor has been the Deputy Public Trustee since 2024 and the Head of Operations since 2023. She has leadership oversight of the Official Solicitor’s Litigation Teams. Julie’s previous roles have been in Official Solici…

  • Juliet Chua CB is the Director General for Schools Group at the Department for Education, taking on the role on 22 May 2023. Her previous roles include: Director General, Finance and Corporate at the Foreign, Commonwealth &a…

  • Juliet spent the early part of her career in the private sector, working for BT for almost ten years and then as a freelance consultant in IT programme management with a specialism in contact centres. She held a number of se…

  • Juliet Sotnick joined the NWS board in January 2024.   She brings both Sustainability and over 25 years’ commercial experience, most recently, at IHS Towers, one of the largest independent communications infrastructure compa…

  • Juliette is a member of the senior executive team and is an adviser to the Board. She leads the Competition Enforcement function with the aim of tackling unlawful and damaging anti-competitive conduct for the benefit of peop…

  • Juliette John was appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republics of Senegal and Guinea-Bissau in April 2022. Prior to this appointment she was the Development Director at the British Embassy in Kinshasa, Democratic Repu…

  • Julius Court is Deputy High Commissioner and Development Director to Kenya. Other senior roles have included his time as Head of DFID’s Strategy Unit, Head of the UK Government Prosperity Fund and Head of DFID Ethiopia. He h…

  • Julius Court is the Head of Office for the UK Department for International Development (DFID) Kenya. Other senior roles Julius has held have included his time as Head of DFID’s Strategy Unit, Head of the UK Government Prospe…

  • Justin was appointed as a CMA Board member in February 2024. Justin is the CEO and Co-founder of The ClearScore Group. From October 2023, he has also been the Chair of The Money Charity, a financial education charity working…

  • Justin Bedford was the UK Modern Slavery Envoy from October 2023 to January 2025. He was previously Head of NATO Policy and Deputy Head of the joint Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and Ministry of Defence Euro…

  • Justin Chamberlain joined the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) as Customer Director in July 2011. His previous roles include: Marketing and Communications Director, Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission Communications Dire…

  • Justin joined HMRC in August 2013 from the Home Office. Justin graduated from Oxford University and has since worked for a variety of organisations in the private sector, local and central government. Justin is a CIPFA quali…

  • Justin studied History and Politics at Leicester University prior to joining the Army.  He commissioned into The King’s Royal Hussars in 1996, commanding at all levels within the Regiment, deploying on operations to Bosnia, …

  • Justin Madders was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Business and Trade on 9 July 2024. He was elected as the MP for Ellesmere Port and Bromborough in July 2024.

  • Justin was interim Chief Executive of UK Government Investments until March 2020 and prior to that Deputy Chief Executive, and has subsequently been Senior Adviser. UK Government Investments is the UK Government’s centre of …

  • Justin was interim Chief Executive of UK Government Investments until March 2020 and prior to that Deputy Chief Executive, and has subsequently been Senior Adviser. UK Government Investments is the UK Government’s centre of …

  • Mr Justin McKenzie Smith was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Georgia from August 2016 to August 2020. Before this, Justin was Deputy Head of Mission and Director for Trade and Investment at the British Embassy in Mexico City fro…

  • Justin Russell is the Director General for Families Group, taking on the role in October 2023. Prior to this he was HM Chief Inspector of Probation from June 2019 to September 2023. Justin’s previous roles in government incl…

  • As Head of UK Government Office Raleigh, Justin Sosne currently serves as the British government’s lead on-the-ground political and commercial representative to his home state of North Carolina. In his role, Justin represent…

  • Justin Tomlinson was a Minister of State in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero from 12 April 2024 to 5 July 2024. He was previously Minister of State at the Department for Work and Pensions from 4 April 2019 to …

  • Kalpesh Brahmbhatt is a member of the Board at the Regulator of Social Housing. He has over 20 years’ experience of working for UK regulators and is currently a Senior Consultant for PwC.

  • Kanbar Hossein-Bor has been the UK Deputy High Commissioner to Bangladesh since January 2018. Prior to this appointment, Kanbar has held a number of posts, both as a lawyer and diplomat, including in the Netherlands (UK agen…

  • Kara has been the British High Commissioner to Singapore since 26 June 2019. Before becoming High Commissioner, Kara was most recently Director for the Americas at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Deputy Head of Mission …

  • Karen Agbabiaka is a chief officer for a local authority, responsible for strategic management and transformation of the highway and transport department. Karen has over 30 years’ experience gained in local government and th…

  • Karen was appointed High Commissioner to the Republic of Vanuatu in July 2019. Before taking up her posting in Port Vila, Karen was Consul General in Houston in the USA. Karen joined the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in …

  • Karen Blackett CBE was appointed Non-Executive Director at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) on 10 June 2025. Karen is an experienced CEO, chairperson and chief operating officer. She is the former UK…

  • Karen is Director of Regulatory Engagement at the Regulator of Social Housing.

  • Karen Gosden was appointed Interim Director General, Work and Health Services at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in January 2022. Before this, Karen was Work and Health Services Area Director for Central England a…

  • Karen Heaton has held the position of Director of Human Resources at the University of Manchester since September 2006. The University is one of the largest in the UK with a turnover in excess of £800 million , employs 11,50…

  • Karen was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Montenegro in August 2020. Curriculum Vitae 2017 to 2019 Guangzhou, Consul General 2016 to 2017 Guangzhou, Deputy Consul General 2013 to 2016 Beijing, First Secretary and Head …

  • Karen was appointed to the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel in June 2018 and was interim chair from March 2020 to December 2020. She was Deputy Chief Constable of Warwickshire Police, and has over 32 years of experie…

  • Karen Pierce was appointed UK Special Envoy to the Western Balkans in February 2025 and started the role in March 2025. Karen was British Ambassador to the USA between March 2020 and February 2025. Prior to arriving in Washi…

  • Karen Prodger is an independent adviser on the Customer Experience Committee at HMRC. Karen brings 20 years of experience, leading scale teams across global organisations, researching customer propositions, delivering seamle…

  • Karen Sanders joined the Civil Nuclear Constabulary in January 2024 as the Interim Director of People. Karen has over 30 years’ experience as an executive level human resources professional and workforce specialist. Karen ha…