{"id":46985,"date":"2021-12-13T16:34:44","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T16:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta-ukri.msappproxy.net\/?page_id=46985"},"modified":"2025-07-24T08:14:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T07:14:51","slug":"how-we-are-governed","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ukri.org\/who-we-are\/innovate-uk\/how-we-are-governed\/","title":{"rendered":"How Innovate UK is governed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ukri-callout-box\">\n<p><a href=\"\/about-us\/what-we-do\/annual-report-and-accounts\/#contents-list\">We share some information including our annual reports and accounts with UKRI<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Innovate UK has a Council that acts as an advisory group for the Executive Chair and organisation. The Council meets up to four times a year.<\/p>\n<h2>Innovate UK Council<\/h2>\n<h3>Council members<\/h3>\n<p>Members have a range of expertise in research and innovation that is drawn across business, entrepreneurship, investment, technology, economics and business impact evaluation. They also have different characteristics and professional backgrounds.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/about-us\/our-structure\/council-members\/#contents-list\">See all members of Innovate UK council<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/publications\/innovate-uk-council-members-declaration-of-interests\/\">Innovate UK council members: declaration of interests<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Council meeting minutes<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"\/publications\/innovate-uk-council-meeting-minutes-2025\/\">Review all meeting minutes from 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/publications\/innovate-uk-council-meeting-agendas-and-minutes-2024\/\">Review all meeting minutes from 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/publications\/innovate-uk-council-meeting-agendas-and-minutes-2023\/\">Review all meeting minutes from 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk\/ukgwa\/20211124052553\/https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/innovate-uk\/about\/our-governance\">Meetings from before this date are available on the UK Government Web Archive<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>More information<\/h3>\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:support@iuk.ukri.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">support@iuk.ukri.org<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Innovate UK senior leadership team<\/h2>\n<p>Our senior leadership team leads the organisation\u2019s multifaceted teams to deliver our objectives within the government\u2019s innovation strategy.<\/p>\n<h3>Senior leadership team members<\/h3>\n<p>The members are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/people\/tom-adeyoola\/\">Tom Adeyoola<\/a>, Executive Chair<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/people\/stella-peace\/\">Stella Peace<\/a>, Executive Director, Healthy Living and Agriculture<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/people\/robert-shaw\/\">Rob Shaw<\/a>, Executive Director, Strategy and Performance<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/people\/lisa-hazelden\/\">Lisa Hazelden<\/a>, Chief Product Officer and Executive Chair Business Connect<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/people\/mike-biddle\/\">Mike Biddle<\/a>, Executive Director, Net Zero<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/people\/guy-woolley\/\">Guy Woolley<\/a>, Chief Operating Officer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/people\/dean-cook\/\">Dean Cook<\/a>, Executive Director, Place and Global<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/people\/david-wilkes\/\">David Wilkes<\/a>, Director, Innovation Ecosystem<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/people\/boryana-stambolova\/\">Boryana Stambolova<\/a>, Finance Director<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ukri.org\/people\/gary-cutts\">Gary Cutts<\/a>, Executive Director, Digital and Technologies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"\/publications\/innovate-uk-senior-leadership-team-declaration-of-interests\/\">Innovate UK senior leadership team: declaration of interests<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We share some information including our annual reports and accounts with UKRI. 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