Person Prof Laura McAllister Professor Laura McAllister, B.Sc., PhD, CBE, FLSW, FRSA Professor of Public Policy and the Governance of Wales at Cardiff University's Wales Governance Centre. Expert on devolution, Welsh politics and elections, and gender representation and the feminisation of politics. Author of many books and papers, and a commentator and keynote speaker. Holds Honorary degrees and Fellowships […] Read more February 20, 2025
Person Abdool Kara Abdool is an Executive Director at the National Audit Office, leading all NAO work related to health, education, local government and the Home Office, a role that he has held since February 2017. Prior to this he was the Chief Executive of Swale BC for seven years before which he spent four years as Assistant […] Read more February 20, 2025
Person Prof Paul Johnson Professor Paul Johnson (CBE) has been Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies since January 2011. He previously worked at the Financial Services Authority and as chief economist at the Department for Education and director of public spending in HM Treasury as well as deputy head of the UK Government Economic Service. A visiting professor at […] Read more February 20, 2025
Person Prof Ruth Hussey Professor Ruth Hussey (MBChB, MSc, MD, FFPH (fellow Faculty of Public Health)) was Chief Medical Officer for Wales for four years until 2016. She initially trained as a GP before working in academia, as a Director of Public Health in Liverpool, and in strategic leadership roles in the NHS and Department of Health. Ruth Chaired the […] Read more February 20, 2025
Person Sir Peter Housden After a career in education and local government, Peter Housden joined the Civil Service in 2001. He served as Permanent Secretary in ODPM and Communities and Local Government before being appointed Permanent Secretary in Scotland, leading the civil service there from 2010-2015 through the referendum on independence and major programmes of public service improvement and […] Read more February 20, 2025
Person Prof Gerry Holtham Professor Gerry Holtham (BA, MPhil, FLSW) is Managing Partner of Cadwyn Capital LLP and Hodge Professor of Regional Economy, Cardiff Metropolitan University. His previous roles include Chief Investment Officer of Morley Fund Management, Director of the Institute for Public Policy Research, and Head of the OECD’s General Economics Division. Gerry served as a member of […] Read more February 20, 2025
Person Dr Ruth Hall Dr Ruth Hall (CB, FRCP, FRCPCH, FFPHM) has a medical background and is a former Chief Medical Officer for Wales. With specialist interests in environmental health, she recently co-chaired the Mid-Wales Healthcare Collaborative focussing on needs of rural communities. Much of her career has been devoted to working in Welsh public services and government, but […] Read more February 20, 2025
Person Prof Sir Ian Diamond Professor Sir Ian Diamond (DL, FBA, FRSE, FAcSS) has been Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen, Chief Executive of the Economic and Social Research Council, Chair of the Research Councils UK Executive Group and Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Southampton. He has also served as Chair of Lloyds Banking Group Foundation for England […] Read more February 20, 2025
Person Dr Jane Davidson Jane is Pro Vice-Chancellor Emeritus at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David and the author of #futuregen: lessons from a small country. From 2000 - 2011, Jane was Minister for Education, then Minister for Environment, Sustainability in the Welsh Government, where she proposed legislation to make sustainability the central organising principle; the Wellbeing of […] Read more February 20, 2025
Person Prof Sir Kevan Collins Professor Sir Kevan Collins (PhD) is the Chief Executive of the Education Endowment Foundation. He was Chief Executive in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and prior to this had a distinguished career in education – starting off as a primary school teacher, leading the Primary Literacy Strategy as National Director, and then serving as Director […] Read more February 20, 2025
