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Steven Cowley was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the UK Atomic Energy Authority on 1 November 2009. Career highlights: he was appointed Director at Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (CCFE) in September 2008 he co-chaired…
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Steven leads the Data, Analytics and Surveillance group within the UK Health Security Agency ( UKHSA ) which provides a world-class analytics capability that informs health protection activities, decision-making, and outcome…
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Stuart is a marine scientist who has worked for government as an adviser for many years. Stuart qualified from the University of Bristol with a degree in Botany and Zoology in 1985, and following his PhD research into fish e…
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Professor Sue Hartley OBE took up the role of Vice-President for Research at the University of Sheffield on 1 January 2020, where she leads all aspects of the University’s research activity. She is also Professor of Ecology …
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Professor Susan Hopkins is the Chief Medical Advisor at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). In this capacity she leads the Clinical and Public Health Group whose objective is to provide professional health security, clini…
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Susan Owens was appointed chair of Defra’s Social Science Expert Group in October 2021 for 3 years. Defra’s Social Science Expert Group is a sub-group of Defra’s Science Advisory Council . Susan is Professor of Environment a…
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Professor Darzi is Director of the Institute of Global Health Innovation at Imperial College London. He also holds the Paul Hamlyn Chair of Surgery at Imperial College London, and the Institute of Cancer Research and is Exec…
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Thomas Hoehn (appointed in 2009) is a Visiting Professor and research fellow at the Imperial College Business School, London, where he teaches Executive Education courses on Business Economics and Smart Cities. He is the Ges…
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Professor Tim Dafforn has been the Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA) at the UK Ministry of Defence since July 2025. He is a Professor of Biotechnology and previously held roles as Director of the Institute of Advanced Studies a…
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Professor Tom Crick MBE is the Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA) at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and began his new role in November 2023. Professor Crick is Professor of Digital Policy and Deputy Pro-Vice-…
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Professor Tom Rodden has been appointed as the Chief Scientific Adviser for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and begins this role in January 2019. Tom Rodden is a Professor of Computing at the University…
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Tracy has experience in Chair, Independent Member and Non-Executive Director roles following a successful executive career in Chief Executive and Human Resources Director roles, and many years prior to that as a Human Resour…
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Vernon was born in Grantham, Lincolnshire and educated at The King’s School, Grantham. He read Chemistry at the University of Sheffield before moving to Oxford to study for his doctorate. He later held the Sir Edward Frankla…
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Professor Viv Bennett was appointed as Director, Nursing at Public Health England ( PHE ) in 2013. Viv is also Director, Nursing at the Department of Health ( DH ), having joined DH as Deputy Chief Nursing Officer in 2007. V…
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Professor Wendy Purcell became a BIS non-executive board member in July 2013. Wendy is a life scientist and academic leader. She is President of Plymouth University and established its enterprise mission and ‘anchor’ institu…
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Professor Yvonne Doyle joined PHE in December 2012. Yvonne Doyle qualified as a doctor and has worked in senior roles in the NHS and Department of Health and Social Care ( DHSC ), and in the academic and independent sectors.…
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Rachael joined DVLA in 2003 and became the agency’s Finance Director in December 2013. Education Rachael is an ICAEW chartered accountant with a BSc Hons degree in Chemistry from Imperial College, London. Career From 1 Decem…
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Rachael Etebar joined the Insolvency Service on 29 April 2013. Rachael has held a number of senior HR roles in the private sector. Her previous roles include: Head, Employee Relations and Reward, Home Office HR Director, UK …
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Rachel Aaron was appointed interim Principal Legal Adviser to the Legal Aid Agency in January 2023. She is a qualified solicitor who worked in private practice before joining the Government Legal Department in 2006. She has …
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Rachel Bosworth took up the post of Director of Communications and Engagement in January 2022. Rachel joined the MHRA from the East of England Development Agency, where she was the Executive Director of Communications and De…
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Rachel Brazier is a UK diplomat with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. She is currently the Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Mexico City. A Spanish speaker and specialist in Latin America, she…
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Rachel Campbell was the Interim Director of Organisational Design and HR at the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency ( DVSA ) from October 2015 to March 2016. Career Rachel was Head of Organisational Design and HR at DVSA fro…
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Rachel Chiu is the Co-Founder and Director of Business Development at Spring Housing Association, a charity providing access to accommodation and support for people in housing need, and preventing homelessness across the Wes…
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Rachel became a civil servant in 1990, in the Department of Trade and Industry, and spent most of her career working on industry and enterprise policy. In 2004 she provided the secretariat for the Women’s Enterprise Panel wh…
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Rachel joined the Cabinet Office as Human Resources (HR) Director in October 2017 and is responsible for all people related activities within the Cabinet Office. Prior to joining the Civil Service, Rachel spent 13 years at G…
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Rachel Galloway took up her appointment in Atlanta as His Majesty’s Consul General in July 2022. Curriculum Vitae 2018 - 2022 Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of North Macedonia 2015 - 2018 Chair Mashrek Maghreb Work…
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Rachel was seconded to the UK Space Agency from the Civil Aviation Authority in October 2020 where she was Head of General Aviation, responsible for the safe and effective regulation of recreational aviation in the UK. Prior…
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Rachel is an experienced inclusive digital, data and analytical leader working in Government for over 20 years. Rachel’s career started in analysis, and she has significant experience working in the private and public sector…
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Rachel Hanger is a Partner and UK Head of Investment Management & Funds Tax at KPMG London. Rachel advises traditional, hedge fund managers and pension funds on corporate/partnership, product and operational tax issues. …
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Rachel Kyte was appointed UK Special Representative for Climate on 21 October 2024 . She is Professor of Practice in Climate Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford and dean emerita of the Fletcher…
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Rachel Maclean was Minister of State at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities between 7 February 2023 and 13 November 2023. She was previously Minister of State at Ministry of Justice between 7 September a…
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Rachel is currently the Chief Finance Officer for Crossrail Limited and the Finance Director for London Underground. Prior to that she was the Director General and Chief Finance Officer at the Ministry of Housing, Communitie…
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Rachel Merelie is the Senior Director of the Office for the Internal Market (OIM). Before being appointed Senior Director of the OIM, Rachel was Director for Business Investment at the Department for Business, Energy and Ind…
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Rachel joined UK Government Investments as Chief Operating Officer at its creation on 1 April 2016. Before that, Rachel was a member of the Shareholder Executive (ShEx) which she joined in April 2011 before becoming Chief Op…
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Rachel Osborne has been a non-executive member of the HM Courts & Tribunals Service Board since August 2014. Rachel is the Chief Financial Officer for Domino Pizza Group PLC and is Director at DP Capital Ltd, DP Group De…
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Rachel Sandby-Thomas was Director General for Skills, Deregulation and Local Growth at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills from September 2015 to April 2016. Prior to that, she was Director General, Enterprise…
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Rachel Turner was interim Director General of Economic Development and International at the Department for International Development from March to August 2020. Previously, Rachel was Director within the same division, focusi…
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Rachel Welch is Human Resources and Organisational Development Director. Rachel has a wealth of experience in HR leadership roles from both public and private sector organisations, most recently at HSBC where she was UK Empl…
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Rad Thomas joined the Agency Management Board for the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) as non-executive director in July 2013. Besides this, Rad spends his time farming in Leicestershire with his beef suckler herd and sheep. His …
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As Chief Executive, Peter leads the organisation’s important work in supporting safe, secure and thriving oceans. Before joining the UKHO Peter served as a Rear Admiral in the Royal Navy, where he worked in a wide variety of…
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As Director of Data Acquisition, Rhett is responsible for building partnerships which underpin the UKHO’s role as a world-leading centre for hydrography and marine geospatial data. Working with the Global Partnering and Enga…
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Rear Admiral Karsten RN was Chief Executive at Cefas from September 2015 to June 2020. He has served in the Royal Navy for 34 years and has held posts including: Operations and Commander British Forces Gibraltar, 2010 to 201…
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Rafe was appointed Her Majesty’s Consul-General in Dusseldorf in July 2017. His area of responsibility covers North-Rhine Westphalia, Hesse, Rhineland Palatinate and Saarland. Rafe and his team promote UK exports to Germany,…
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Raj is currently Chief Executive of Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA). He is also a visiting fellow at the Faculty of Business and Law, Kingston University. Prior to this he held the positions of Directo…
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Raj Long has considerable experience as a senior international regulatory executive in the pharmaceutical industry, combined with strategic experience as an advisor to the Department of Health & Social Care, European Uni…
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Ralph is an Independent Member of the Intellectual Property Office Steering Board. Ralph began his career in technology consultancy. At Scientific Generics (now ‘Sagentia’) he became a director and was responsible for UK mar…
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Ralph Rimmer was appointed as a non-executive director of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) in July 2023. Ralph was first appointed as CEO of the Sheffield Eagles Super League club in 1997, a club which went…
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Mr Ramin Navia was appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of El Salvador in December 2024 Prior to this, Mr Navai was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Paraguay. Curriculum vitae Dates Roles 2…
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Ranjit Baxi has been involved in the international export of recyclable material from Europe and the USA for recycling into new products in Asia for the last 35 years. He is also the Founding President of Global Recycling Fo…
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Ranjit was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of DVLA in November 2020. Career Ranjit is currently the UK Chief Information Officer (CIO) and European Head of B2B at McKesson UK. Throughout his career, Ranjit has held a s…