EPSRC Executive Board and senior staff

Executive Board

  • Professor Charlotte Deane, Executive Chair
  • Dr Nicola Goldberg, Chief Operating Officer
  • Professor Garth Wells, Deputy Executive Chair
  • Dr Andrew Bourne, Executive Director, Innovation and Partnerships Directorate
  • Jane Nicholson, Executive Director, Research Directorate
  • Dr Kedar Pandya, Executive Director, Strategy Directorate

Deputy Directors

  • Dr Samantha Francis, Deputy Director, Planning, Operations and Governance
  • Dr Joanna Cox, Deputy Director, Strategic Business Development
  • Dr Amanda Chmura, Deputy Director, Industry Partnerships and Innovation
  • Dr Ruth Kelman, Deputy Director, International Partnerships and National Security
  • Katie Daniel, Deputy Director, Regional Partnerships
  • Dr Liam Blackwell, Deputy Director, Infrastructure and ICT
  • Dr Robert Felstead, Deputy Director, Engineering and Health
  • Dr Katie Blaney, Deputy Director, Science
  • Dr Alison Wall, Deputy Director, Talent and Skills
  • Dr James Dracott, Deputy Director, AI and Data
  • Dr Kathryn Magnay, Deputy Director, Clean Energy
  • Dr Derek Craig, Deputy Director, Future Communications and Quantum Technologies
  • Dr Rachel Bishop, Deputy Director, Manufacturing, Circular Economy and Mobility

UKRI Trusted Research and Innovation Programme

  • Mark Gaskarth, Programme Director
  • Professor Garth Wells, Senior Responsible Owner

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Last updated: 5 February 2026