Membership of the Council
Council members will be drawn from a range of backgrounds, organisations and responsibilities. A core of around 15 people will be chosen for their experience and appointed for a period of one year (three meetings). Additional members will be invited to join where focus on a particular issue requires specialist knowledge and experience.
Members of the council confirmed so far are (in alphabetical order):
- Lord Victor Adebowale, Turning Point and the Sunningdale Institute
- Philip Bartlett, Programme Director Civil Service Pension Delivery Review
- Alexis Cleveland, Director General of Corporate Services in the Cabinet Office who led the creation of the highly innovative DWP Solutions Centre
- Matthew Coats, head of immigration at the UK Borders Agency
- David Harker, CEO of Citizens Advice
- Joe Ferry, Head of Design Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd
- Charlotte Hogg, Managing Director of Experian UK & Ireland
- Peter Housden, permanent secretary of Communities & Local Government and former member of the Delivery Council.
- Cathy Garner, CEO of Manchester Knowledge Capital
- Dr Lynne Maher, Head of Innovation Practice at the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement.
- Dai Powell, Chief Executive of the HCT Group
- Sally Russell, co-founder of the hugely successful and highly acclaimed website Netmums
- Philip Rycroft, Director General of the Business and Innovation group at DIUS
- Toby Salt, Deputy Chief Executive and Strategic Director at the National College for School Leadership
- Rob Whiteman, CEO of Barking & Dagenham Council