Imperial College AHSC is governed jointly by the partner organisations and serviced by the AHSC Directorate.
The AHSC oversees cross-institutional activities that support its mission. Opportunities to engage in research and hear about the AHSC’s work can be found in the For Staff section.
In addition, staff are proactively engaged in developing new AHSC initiatives through project-specific working groups, workshops and other meetings. For example, in our Priority Programmes where multidisciplinary, inter-organisational interactions facilitate identification and delivery of new research opportunities.
The AHSC governance diagram provides an overview of organisational arrangements.
These reflect the structure encompassing all partners as well as those previously established under the bilateral partnership between Imperial and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
- Strategic Partnership Board
The Strategic Partnership Board (SPB) is the responsible body for monitoring the AHSC’s progress. It includes Board level representatives from the NHS Partner Trusts and Imperial, providing a direct line to the leadership of each partner organisation.
Strategic Partnership Board membership
Imperial College London
Professor Alice P. Gast (chair) – President of Imperial College London
Professor James Stirling CBE – Provost of Imperial College London
Professor Jonathan Weber – Director of Imperial College AHSC, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College London and Jeferriss Professor of Communicable Diseases and GU Medicine
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Professor Tim Orchard – Chief Executive of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Sir Richard Sykes – Chairman of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
Mr Robert Bell – Chief Executive of the Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
Baroness Sally Morgan of Huyton – Chair of the Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Ms Cally Palmer CBE – Chief Executive of The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Mr Charles Alexander – Chairman of The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Joint Executive Group
The Joint Executive Group (JEG) is the body directly responsible for successfully implementing Imperial College AHSC’s strategy and managing the delivery of its work programme. The Group is chaired by Professor Jonathan Weber, Director of Imperial College AHSC.
Imperial College AHSC governance arrangements are formalised through a Joint Working Agreement. This sets out the parameters, mechanisms and structures for how the partners work together, including the ownership and exploitation of intellectual property.
JEG members are senior leaders of the partner organisations
Professor Jonathan Weber, FMedSci, FRCP – Director of Imperial College AHSC, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College London and Jeferriss Professor of Communicable Diseases and GU Medicine
Professor Martin Wilkins – Vice Dean (Education) of the Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London
Dr Chris Watkins, Faculty Operating Officer of the Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London
Professor Timothy Orchard – Chief Executive of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Professor Julian Redhead – Medical Director of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Professor Janice Sigsworth, RN BSc, MSc – Director of Nursing of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Mr Robert Bell – Chief Executive of Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Richard Grocott- Mason – Medical Director of Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
Mr Piers McCleery – Director of Strategy & Planning Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
Ms Cally Palmer CBE – Chief Executive of Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Nicholas Van As – Medical Director of Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Liz Bishop – Chief Operating Officer of of Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
- AHSC Directorate
The Joint Executive Group provides direction to the AHSC Directorate, led by Professor Jonathan Weber. The Directorate is responsible for ensuring delivery of the AHSC work programme.
- Members of the Directorate
- Professor Jonathan Weber – Director of Imperial College AHSC, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College London and Jeferriss Professor of Communicable Diseases and GU Medicine
- Dr Angela Cooper – Director of External Partnerships, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London
- Dr Seema Alexander – AHSC Project Manager, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London
- Joy Tennant – AHSC Executive Assistant, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London
Joint Infrastructure
Clinical Academic Training Office
- Professor Jeremy Levy – Director of the Clinical Academic Training Office (CATO), Imperial College London
- Samantha Hobbs – CATO Manager, Imperial College London
Research
- Dr Des Walsh – Director of Research Strategy, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London
- Dr Paul Craven – Clinical Research Operations Manager, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London
- Gary Roper – Director of the Joint Research Compliance Office (JCRO), Imperial College London
- Professor Paul Elliott – AHSC Director of Information Governance
Communications
- Maxine Myers– AHSC Communications Manager, Communications and Public Affairs, Imperial College London
For details of how to get in touch with the Directorate, please visit our contact us page.
