Executive Board
Independent Chair

Dame Alexandra Burslem

Universities UK representative

Professor Paul Wellings, Lancaster University

Higher education sector

Jo Purves, Northumbria University

Non-higher education sector

Craig Wilson, Stevenson College Edinburgh

British Council

			Philip Goodwin, Programme Leader Creative and Knowledge Economy
			Mark Robson, Director Operations

Operating Board
Independent Chair

Dame Alexandra Burslem

Universities UK representatives

			Professor Paul Wellings, Lancaster University
			Professor Dame Joan Stringer DBE, Napier University

Higher education sector, England and Northern Ireland

			Mike Gibbons, University of Manchester
			Richard Harvey, University of East Anglia
			Jo Purves, Northumbria University

Higher education sector, Scotland

Michelle Stewart, University of Strathclyde

Higher education sector, Wales

Iwan Roberts, University of Wales, Bangor

Further education sector

			Helen McClure, Swansea College
			Craig Wilson, Stevenson College Edinburgh

Independent college sector

Susan Oussedik, Deputy Principal, Collingham Independent GCSE & Sixth Form College

Independent school sector

Henrietta Lightwood, Badminton School

British Council management and development

			Philip Goodwin, Programme Leader Creative and Knowledge Economy
			Desmond Lauder, Director Contracts & Projects

British Council overseas staff

			Alison Devine, British Council United Arab Emirates
			Jazreel Goh, British Council China

FCO observer

Richard Jones, Head, Scholarships and Education Service