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Industrial Strategy Advisory Council (ISAC) register of interests 2026

Published 19 March 2026

Dame Clare Barclay DBE

Financial interests

All financial interests declared and managed in line with Cabinet Office guidance.

Employment interests

President, Enterprise and Industry (Europe, the Middle East and Africa), Microsoft

Personal interests

None

Non-financial interests

None

Political interests

None

Any other relevant interests

Microsoft is a supplier to the UK Government, however Dame Clare is not personally involved with commercial negotiations.

Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell DBE DL FRS FMedSci FRSB FBPhS MAE

Financial interests

All financial interests declared and managed in line with Cabinet Office guidance.

Employment interests

  • Member, Manchester Foundation Trust (part time)
  • Member Wolfson Foundation Board
  • Council Member, Medical Research Council (MRC)

Personal interests

None

Non-financial interests

  • Emeritus Professor, University of Manchester (non-renumerated)
  • Trustee, Cancer Research UK (non-renumerated)
  • Fellow, Royal Society Council (non-renumerated)
  • Trustee, UK Biobank Board (non-renumerated)
  • Trustee, UpReach (non-renumerated)

Political interests

None

Any other relevant interests

None

Dr Aislinn Rice

Financial interests

All financial interests declared and managed in line with Cabinet Office guidance.

Employment interests

  • Non-Executive Director, Analytics Engines
  • Director, Software NI
  • Director, Mahlatini
  • Member of the Momentum One Zero Advisory Council

Personal interests

None

Non-financial interests

None

Political Interests

None

Any other relevant interests

None

Amelia Gould CEng FIET

Financial interests

All financial interests declared and managed in line with Cabinet Office guidance.

Employment interests

  • General Manager Maritime, Helsing
  • Director, Helsing Australia PTY
  • Chair of Trustees, FirstUK  

Personal interests

None

Non-financial interests

Fellow, Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET)

Political Interests

None

Any other relevant interests

None

Mr Christopher Grigg

As Chair of the National Wealth Fund, he attends the Industrial Strategy Advisory Council (ISAC) as an ex-officio member. As such, he declares and manages his interests through National Wealth Fund. These declarations apply to his participation in the work of the ISAC

Any queries regarding his interests should be directed to the National Wealth Fund.

Dana Strong CBE

Financial interests

All financial interests declared and managed in line with Cabinet Office guidance.

Employment interests

  • CEO, Sky Group
  • Board of Directors, Estee Lauder Ltd.
  • Wharton European Board of Advisors

Personal interests

None

Non-financial interests

None

Political interests

None

Any other relevant interests

None

Professor Dame Diane Coyle DBE FAcSS

Financial interests

All financial interests declared and managed in line with Cabinet Office guidance.

Employment interests

  • Bennett Professor of Public Policy, University of Cambridge (full time)
  • Director, Enlightenment Economics

Personal interests

None

Non-financial interests

Academic adviser, Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)

Political interests

None 

Any other relevant interests

  • Core research on productivity and industrial strategy
  • Published author

The Rt Hon Greg Clark

Financial interests

All financial interests declared and managed in line with Cabinet Office guidance.

Employment interests

  • Executive Chair, Warwick Innovation District, University of Warwick
  • Chair, Warwick Science Park Ltd (part time)
  • Trustee, The Social Market Foundation
  • Chair and Trustee, The Japan Society
  • Chair and Trustee, Society of Chemical Industry 

Personal interests

None

Non-financial interests

None

Political Interests

Former Conservative MP for Tunbridge Wells, serving from 2005 until stepping down in May 2024.

Any other relevant interests

  • Municipal journal columnist
  • Speaks, writes and advises regularly on corporate strategy, industrial strategy and other areas of public policy
  • Honorary Fellow, Nuffield College, Oxford

Mr Greg Jackson CBE

Financial interests

All financial interests declared and managed in line with Cabinet Office guidance.

Employment interests

  • Director of Octopus Energy, Kraken Technologies and Associated Subsidiaries
  • Director, X-Links First Limited

Personal interests

None

Non-financial interests

None

Political interests

None

Any other relevant interests

None

Henrik Pedersen

Financial interests

All financial interests declared and managed in line with Cabinet Office guidance.

Employment interests

  • Chief Executive Officer, Associated British Ports
  • Chair, UKMPG

Personal interests

None

Non-financial interests

None

Political interests

None

Any other relevant interests

None

Professor Henry Overman

Financial interests

All financial interests declared and managed in line with Cabinet Office guidance.

Employment interests

Professor, London School of Economics (LSE)

Personal interests

None

Non-financial interests

None

Political interests

None

Any other relevant interests

None

Kate Bell

Financial interests

All financial interests declared and managed in line with Cabinet Office guidance.

Employment interests

Assistant General Secretary, Trade Unions Congress (TUC)

Personal interests

None

Non-financial interests

  • Member, Productivity Institute
  • Director, Justice for Colombia
  • Trustee, TUC Education Trust
  • Trustee, TUC Aid

Political interests

  • Member of the Labour Party
  • Campaigned for the Labour Party in 2024

Any other relevant interests

None

Keith Anderson

Financial interests

All financial interests declared and managed in line with Cabinet Office guidance.

Employment interests

  • CEO, Scottish Power
  • Director, K&A Property Investments

Personal interests

None

Non-financial interests

Member, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland

Political interests

None

Any other relevant interests

None

Phil Smith

The Chair of Skills England attends the ISAC as an ex-officio member. As such, he declares and manages his interests through Skills England. These declarations apply to his participation in the work of the ISAC.

Any queries regarding his interests should be directed to Skills England.

Roy Rickhuss OBE

Financial interests

All financial interests declared and managed in line with Cabinet Office guidance.

Employment interests

  • General Secretary, Community Union
  • Member, ACAS

Political interests

None

Non-financial interests

None

Community Union makes financial donations to the Labour Party

Any other relevant interests

None

Tunde Olanrewaju CBE

Financial interests

All financial interests declared and managed in line with Cabinet Office guidance.

Employment interests

  • Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company
  • Trustee, Oxfam
  • Board Member, Innovate UK
  • Council Member, Imperial College London

Personal interests

None

Non-financial interests

None

Political interests

None

Any other relevant interests

None