Imperial College AHSC is governed jointly by the partner organisations and serviced by the AHSC Directorate.
An overview of Imperial College AHSC governance arrangements is shown below; and these are formalised through a Joint Working Agreement, which sets out the mechanisms and structures for how the partners work together, including the ownership and exploitation of intellectual property.
- 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
Chair
Professor Sir Mark Walport (independent)
Imperial College London
Professor Alice Gast– President of Imperial College London
Professor Ian Walmsley – Provost of Imperial College London
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Professor Tim Orchard – Chief Executive of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Mr Matthew Swindells – Joint Chair, North West London Acute Hospitals
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
The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR)
Professor Paul Workman – Chief Executive and President of The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR)
Mr Luke Johnson – Chairman of The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR)
Chelsea & Westminster NHS Foundation Trust
Ms Lesley Watts – Chief Executive
Mr Matthew Swindells – Joint Chair, North West London Acute Hospitals
Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre
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
- 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
Mr Martin Lupton – 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 Martin Wilkins – Vice Dean (Research) 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 Bob Klaber– Director of Strategy, Research and Innovation, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Ms Cally Palmer CBE – Chief Executive of The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Nicholas Van As – Medical Director of The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Karl Munslow-Ong – Chief Operating Officer of The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Professor Kristian Helin – Chief Executive, The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR)
Dr Barbara Pittam – Scientific Secretary, Registrar and Director of Academic Services, The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR)
Professor Kevin Harrington – Head of Division and Team Leader, The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR)
Ms Lesley Watts – Chief Executive, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Roger Chinn – Chief Medical Officer, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Mr Robert Bleasdale – Chief Nursing Officer, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- AHSC Directorate
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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
- Elizabeth Hanna- AHSC Project Manager, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London
- Mary Weathers – AHSC Secretariat Officer, 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
- Tamsin Lock – CATO Senior Coordinator, Imperial College London
- Gemma Herbet – CATO Coordinator, Imperial College London
- Rose Villanueva Parr – CATO Coordinator, Imperial College London
Research
- Dr Des Walsh – Director of Research Strategy, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London
- Dr Paul Craven – Head of Clinical Research Operations, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London
- Ruth Nicholson – Head, 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.