Hi, my name is

Jack.

Executive Director

A passionate leader at the Centre for Health Economics & Policy Innovation, Imperial College Business School.

About Me

I am the Executive Director of the Centre for Health Economics & Policy Innovation (CHEPI) at Imperial College Business School.

After completing a PhD in infectious disease epidemiology and mathematical modelling at Imperial College, I pivoted to a management position and moved to the Business School to support the establishment and development of CHEPI.

CHEPI is now the largest and most active research centre in the School and has established itself as the focal point for world-class research and teaching in health economics, policy, and management across Imperial College.

With no prior experience, I switched from a research career into management, which has now developed into leadership. I lead the development of our ambitious growth and impact strategies, which rely heavily on establishing new partnerships and fund raising, along with directing a team of administrative staff and overseeing all operational activities of the centre.

Experience

Imperial College Business School - Executive Director
Aug 2022 - present
  • Centre leadership (30 faculty and research staff)
  • Direct all operational activities (15 active research projects)
  • Lead the development and implementation of growth and impact strategies (grant revenue of >£13M)
  • Lead fundraising efforts through mixed portfolio of grants and contracts
  • Manage research programme and data assets
  • Manage project and centre budgets
  • Ensure ethical, financial, funder, and data compliance
  • Chair key management groups and operational committees
  • Establish links with external organisations, including academic partners and policy experts
  • Line management of professional and research staff
  • Lead the delivery of communication, dissemination and exploitation strategies
  • High-level ambassador for the Centre at external meetings and events
Imperial College Business School - Centre Manager
Apr 2017 - Sep 2022
Managing the development of the Centre for Health Economics & Policy Innovation at Imperial College Business School. I was promoted to Executive Director in August 2022.
Imperial College London - Research Associate
Nov 2016 - Mar 2017
  • Development of a mobile-based advanced mathematical model capable of simulating real-time estimates of HIV care pathways at the country-level to inform UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets
  • Member of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation funded HIV Modelling Consortium
Imperial College London - Research Assistant
Sep 2012 - Nov 2016
  • Developed complex agent-based microsimulation models of HIV care systems in sub-Saharan Africa to optimise care pathways
  • Self-taught skills in C++, R, Terminal and Python
  • Member of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation funded HIV Modelling Consortium

Education

Oct 2013 - Nov 2016
PhD, Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Imperial College London
Oct 2011 - Oct 2012
MSc, Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Imperial College London
Oct 2008 - Jun 2011
BSc (Hons), Biology
University of Southampton
  • Thesis title: “Investigating Lateral Root Formation in Arabidopsis thaliana”
  • Supervised by Dr. Alan Marchant

Contact me

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