Tim Bianek

UKRI Chief Operating Officer

Tim Bianek

Tim Bianek is Chief Operating Officer at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

Tim joins us with 16 years public sector experience, having worked in central government departments and arms’-length bodies.

His experience includes being:

  • Delivery Director for the transformation programme at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
  • Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer at Valuation Office Agency
  • Director for Change and HR at Independent Police Complaints Commission
  • IT Director for UK Border Agency

Being a Chartered Civil Engineer, Tim is a project delivery professional by training and also has private sector consulting experience.

Last updated: 1 September 2023

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