Executive Board
- Professor Charlotte Deane, Executive Chair
- Dr Nicola Goldberg, Chief Operating Officer
- Professor Garth Wells, Deputy Executive Chair
- Dr Andrew Bourne, Executive Director, Innovation and Partnerships Directorate
- Jane Nicholson, Executive Director, Research Directorate
- Dr Kedar Pandya, Executive Director, Strategy Directorate
UKRI Industrial Strategy-8 Programme Directors
- Dr Justin O’Byrne, Programme Director, Advanced Connectivity Technologies, Cybersecurity and Semiconductors
- Dr Samantha Francis, Programme Director, Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Dr Kathryn Magnay, Programme Director, National Security and Defence
- Dr Derek Craig, Programme Director, Quantum Technologies
Deputy Directors
- Sarah Harman, Deputy Director, Planning, Operations and Governance
- Karen Tuck, Deputy Director, Portfolio and Private Office
- Dr Joanna Cox, Deputy Director, Strategic Business Development
- Dr Daniel Smith, Deputy Director, Industry Partnerships and Innovation
- Dr Ruth Kelman, Deputy Director, International Partnerships and National Security
- Katie Daniel, Deputy Director, Regional Partnerships
- Dr Liam Blackwell, Deputy Director, Infrastructure and ICT
- Dr Robert Felstead, Deputy Director, Engineering and Health
- Dr Katie Blaney, Deputy Director, Science
- Dr Alison Wall, Deputy Director, Talent and Skills
- Dr Lisa Coles, Deputy Director, AI and Data
- Dr Amanda Chmura, Deputy Director, Clean Energy
- Dr Neil Robinson, Deputy Director, Quantum Technologies and Advanced Connectivity Technologies
- Dr Rachel Bishop, Deputy Director, Sustainable Manufacturing and Mobility
UKRI Industrial Strategy-8 Programme Deputy Directors
- Dr James Dracott, Deputy Director, AI
- Richard Meadows, Deputy Director, National Security and Defence
UKRI Trusted Research and Innovation Programme
- Mark Gaskarth, Programme Director
- Professor Garth Wells, Senior Responsible Owner
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Last updated: 3 July 2026