The UKRI Board delegates day-to-day responsibility for the allocation of funds, management of current research investments, and development of policy and strategy to our senior leadership team.
The senior leadership team comprises the Executive Chair, directors and deputy directors:
- Professor Alison Park – Interim Executive Chair
- Claire Graves – Chief Operating Officer
- Dr Jen Gold – Director of Research
- Catherine Bromley – Deputy Director of Data Strategy and Infrastructure
- Frances Burstow – Deputy Director of Skills and Methods (on UKRI secondment)
- James Canton – Deputy Director of Public Policy and Engagement
- Melanie Knetsch – Deputy Director of Impact and Innovation
- Joy Todd – Deputy Director of Research Portfolio
- Damien Smith – Deputy Director of Research for Economics
- Emily Swaine – Deputy Director of Strategy and International Partnerships
- Teresa Griffiths – Deputy Director for Planning, Operations and Governance
- Dr Emma Gordon – Director, Strategic Hub team, Administrative Data Research UK (ADR UK) programme
- Peter Ethelston – Associate Director of Governance and Policy
- Rosie French – Deputy Director (Operations & Governance), Administrative Data Research UK (ADR UK)
Last updated: 1 February 2023