Our work is overseen by a council, which sets overall objectives and direction. The Council meets six times a year.
Council members
The members are:
- Matt Clifford MBE
- Juliet Davenport OBE
- Dr John Fingleton CBE – Senior Independent Member
- Isabel Fox
- Chris Ganje
- John Gibson
- Priya Guha MBE
- Professor John Latham CBE
- Tunde Olanrewaju
- Sir William Sargent
- Dr Mike Short CBE – Chief Scientific Adviser.
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.
More information
Email: support@innovateuk.ukri.org
Council meeting minutes
Review all meeting minutes from 2021.
Meetings from before this date are available on the UK Government Web Archive.
Innovate UK executive management team
Our executive management team leads a team of around 300 technologists, business specialists and support staff to make sure we meet our objectives.
Executive management team members
The members are:
- Indro Mukerjee, Chief Executive Officer
- Simon Edmonds, Chief Business Officer
- Mike Biddle, Director – ISCF Programmes
- Ian Meikle, Director – Clean Growth and Infrastructure
- Guy Woolley, Director – ISCF Governance
- Paul Mason, Director – Innovation Policy
- Esra Kasapoglu, Director – AI & Data Economy
- Neil McDaid, Chief Investment Officer
- Louisa Simons, Chief Operating Officer
- Richard Hebdon, Director – Health & Life Sciences
- David Wilkes, Director – Place, and Centres and Networks Governance
Last updated: 20 January 2022