Our work is overseen by a council, which sets overall objectives and direction. The Council meets six times a year.
Innovate UK Council
Council members
Members have a range of expertise in research and innovation that is drawn across business, entrepreneurship, investment, technology, economics and business impact evaluation. They also have different characteristics and professional backgrounds.
See all members of Innovate UK council
Innovate UK council members: declaration of interests
Council meeting minutes
Review all meeting minutes from 2024
Review all meeting minutes from 2023
Review all meeting minutes from 2022
Meetings from before this date are available on the UK Government Web Archive
More information
Email: support@iuk.ukri.org
Innovate UK senior leadership team
Our senior leadership team leads the organisation’s multifaceted teams to deliver our objectives within the government’s innovation strategy.
Senior leadership team members
The members are:
- Stella Peace, Executive Director, Healthy Living and Agriculture
- Rob Shaw, Executive Director, Strategy and Performance
- Lisa Hazelden, Chief Product Officer and Executive Chair Business Connect
- Mike Biddle, Executive Director, Net Zero
- Guy Woolley, Chief Operating Officer
- Dean Cook, Executive Director, Place and Global
- Dave Wilkes, Director, Innovation Ecosystem
- Boryana Stambolova, Finance Director
- Gary Cutts, Interim Executive Director, Digital and Technologies
Innovate UK senior leadership team: declaration of interests
Last updated: 28 April 2025