Our people
Our national team works across England to coordinate and accelerate innovation adoption, while our regional Health Innovation Network teams support their local health and care systems to deliver health innovation.
Ben Bridgewater
Executive Chair, Health Innovation Network / Chief Executive, Health Innovation Manchester
Michael Ridgewell
Chief Operating Officer
Dr Cheryl Crocker
National Programmes Director
Stuart Monk
Director of National Innovation Pipeline
Claire Portsmouth
Director of Communications and Engagement
Claire-Frances Fuller
Deputy Director of Communications and Engagement
Dr Sean Gill
Programme Manager
Ashling Schiavi
Office Manager and Personal Assistant to Chief Operating Officer
Sophie Powell
Project Manager
Alex Walsh
Communications Manager
Jess Ligreci
Project Officer
Annabel Stiles
Content and Communications Lead
Health Innovation East
Piers Ricketts
Chief Executive Officer, Health Innovation East
Phil Shelton
Director of Industry Partnerships, Health Innovation East
Tracy Downling
Chair, Health Innovation
East
Health Innovation East Midlands
Nicole McGlennon
Managing Director, Health Innovation East Midlands
Tim Robinson
Commercial Director, Health Innovation East Midlands
Professor Phil Baker
Chair, Health Innovation East Midlands
Health Innovation Manchester
Ben Bridgewater
Chief Executive, Health Innovation Manchester
Jay Hamilton
Business Development Director – Industry & Commercial Partnerships, Health Innovation Manchester
Professor Mark Britnell
Chair, Health Innovation Manchester
Health Innovation Network South London
Rishi Das-Gupta
Chief Executive, Health Innovation Network (South London)
Anna King
Commercial Director, Health Innovation Network (South London)
Professor Andrew George MBE
Chair, Health Innovation Network (South London)
Imperial College Health Partners
Dr Dominique Allwood
Chief Executive Officer, Imperial College Health Partners
Sir Mark Walport
Chair, Imperial College Health Partners
Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex
Hatim Abdulhussein
Chief Executive Officer, Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex
Chris Hill
Chief Commercial Officer, Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex
Jane Ollis
Chair, Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex
Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria
Dr Nicola Hutchinson
Chief Executive Officer, Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria
Russ Watkins
Commercial Director, Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria
Professor Dean Fathers
Chair, Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria
Health Innovation North West Coast
Dr Phil Jennings
Chief Executive, Health Innovation North West Coast
Mike Kenny
Associate Director of Innovation and Industry Partnerships, Health Innovation North West Coast
Louise Robson
Chair, Health Innovation North West Coast
Health Innovation Oxford & Thames Valley
Professor Gary Ford
Chief Executive, Health Innovation Oxford & Thames Valley
Dr James Rose
Director of Strategic and Industry Partnerships, Health Innovation Oxford & Thames Valley
Peter Ellingworth
Chair, Health Innovation Oxford & Thames Valley
Health Innovation South West
Jon Siddall
Chief Executive Officer, Health Innovation South West
Anna Walker CB
Chair, Health Innovation South West
UCLPartners
Dr Chris Laing
Chief Executive Officer, UCLPartners
John Craig
Chief Innovation Officer, UCLPartners
Dominic Dodd
Chair, UCLPartners
Health Innovation Wessex
Nicola Bent
Chief Executive Officer, Health Innovation Wessex
Frank Ratcliff
Director of Industry & Innovation, Health Innovation Wessex
Fiona Driscoll
Chair, Health Innovation Wessex
Health Innovation West Midlands
Amanda Risino
Chief Executive, Health Innovation West Midlands
Judith Stewart
Director of Economic, Commercial and Business Development, Health Innovation West Midlands
Jonathan Pearson
Chair, Health Innovation West Midlands
Health Innovation West of England
Natasha Swinscoe
Chief Executive Officer, Health Innovation West of England
Steve West
Chair, Health Innovation West of England
Health Innovation Yorkshire and Humber
Richard Stubbs
Chief Executive Officer, Health Innovation Yorkshire and Humber
Neville Young
Director of Enterprise & Innovation, Health Innovation Yorkshire and Humber
Christine Outram MBE
Chair, Health Innovation Yorkshire and Humber
