Meet the Eight Innovators Joining the Science and Technology Council: A New Era of Leadership

The CST focuses on strategic policies that span various government departments.

Professor Dame Angela McLean, the Chief Scientific Adviser and Co-Chair of CST, shared her excitement:

These eight individuals bring a wealth of experience in fields like AI, data, chemical engineering, and venture capital. I believe their insights will enhance the Council’s role in guiding national priorities in science and technology. I look forward to working together on diverse topics to strengthen the UK’s position in these areas.

Meet the new members:

• Mark Enzer OBE is a Strategic Advisor at Mott MacDonald. He teaches at the University of Cambridge and Imperial College London.

• Professor Dame Lynn Gladden DBE holds the Shell Professorship in Chemical Engineering at the University of Cambridge and has previously led the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.

• Priya Lakhani OBE is the Founder and CEO of CENTURY Tech and co-founder of the Institute for Ethical AI in education.

• Avid Larizadeh Duggan OBE works as a Senior Managing Director at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. She also serves as a Non-Executive Director at Barclays Bank UK.

• Professor (Emeritus) Nick McKeown is associated with Intel Corporation, Stanford University, and Oxford University, focusing on electrical engineering and computer science.

• Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Oxford and co-founder of the Open Data Institute.

• Richard Slater is the Chief R&D Officer for Unilever and has held senior roles at GSK Consumer Healthcare. He also directs Future Origins.

• Paul Taylor CBE is with Morgan Stanley International as a director and chairs multiple organizations, including Interrupt Labs Ltd and Beyond Blue.

For more information about CST and its members, check out their official page.