Ian is a seasoned senior leader across education, skills, and children’s social care. He’s worked at the sharp end with FE institutions and at the strategic centre of both local and national government. That mix gives him a distinctive edge in corporate governance, policy delivery, communications, and influencing.
He has chaired some of the sector’s most significant institutions: Richmond upon Thames College, guiding it through to its 2023 merger with Harrow College and Uxbridge College to form one of England’s largest FE groups; and Kensington and Chelsea College, leading up to its 2020 merger with Morley College London, now the capital’s biggest adult education provider.
The shape of his career shows a leader who knows how to navigate complexity, steward major change, and bring institutions together at pivotal moments, without losing sight of the people they serve.