David Rowland was appointed as the first Director of the Centre for Health and the Public Interest in 2019.

He previously worked for over a decade as Head of Policy for three national healthcare regulatory bodies and before that as a research fellow at the School of Public Policy, at University College London.

In addition to his work on healthcare regulation, he is an expert on the financing of the care home sector, conflicts of interest in health, patient safety, the private finance initiative and pandemic preparedness.

Gabrielle joined the team in July 2023, bringing with her a wealth of fundraising experience gained in small charities. Gabrielle is responsible for developing our supporter engagement strategies to allow as many people as possible to engage with and be part of the work of CHPI.

Most recently, Gabrielle has worked in health projects, where she helped to raise funds to ensure the longevity of outreach programs supporting marginalised communities. Gabrielle has experience in online fundraising strategies, stewardship and grant fundraising alongside digital marketing skills.

Jonathon Tomlinson is a full-time GP in Hackney, East London. He is a GP trainer and undergraduate tutor with special interests in ‘Poverty Medicine’, shame, trauma and education. He writes a blog about the relationships between doctors, patients and health policy at abetternhs.net.

Sue Charteris is a leadership coach to charity leaders and social entrepreneurs. An experienced public service leader and charity non-executive, Sue is also a Trustee of the Syrian Refugee Relief Fund. Formerly Vice-Chair of UnLtd, the Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs and co-founding director of the Shared Intelligence consultancy, Sue has particular interests in addressing health inequalities in primary care and giving voice to people with learning disabilities.

Colin is an emeritus professor at Queen’s University, Canada, and an honorary research professor at Goldsmiths, University of London. He is the author or co-author of twenty books. He has written extensively on health policy and is co-author with Stewart Player of Confuse and Conceal: the NHS and Independent Sector Treatment Centres.

David is Emeritus Professor at the University of the West of England where he worked in public health education and research for almost twenty years. Prior to joining UWE, David was one of the first English directors of public health from a background other than medicine. He brings his experience as a patient, a health care professional and an academic to his commitment to improving the health of the population and access for all to a high-quality NHS.

Lois is an award-winning international journalist and communications advisor specialising in healthcare, life sciences and public policy. She was previously health and social affairs editor of The Sunday Times in London and has been a freelance contributor to newspapers, magazines, scientific journals, think tanks and public sector bodies in Britain and abroad. Her specialism is the art of translating complex scientific or policy information into attention-grabbing messaging that are readily understood and adapted with specific audiences in mind.

Emma is a Managing Director at the insurance firm Scottish Widows, where she is responsible for executing the firm’s retirement strategy and leads on later-life propositions. Prior to joining Scottish Widows, Emma was a partner at a leading pension consultancy and before that held a number of senior positions at other pension and insurance companies, with over 25 years’ experience in the finance industry. With a degree in Microbiology and Biochemistry, and a family history of NHS workers, Emma uses her strategic and financial skills and experience to support the CHPI Board.

Dr Charles Clarke is a general Consultant Neurologist with interests in high altitude medicine and cold injury. He has been in consultant practice since 1979, initially at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London and later at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London. Dr Clarke retired from the NHS in 2006 and remains in practice, now predominantly medico-legal, in many areas of neurology and reports on c. 150 new cases annually. Further to this, he also has interests in mountaineering, exploration, high altitude, cold injury, sailing, and the environment.

Sir Richard Thompson studied medicine at Oxford University, specialising in gastroenterology to which he has conducted research on throughout his career. From 1993 until 2005, Sir Richard Thompson is well known for being head of of the Medical Household of Elizabeth II. He received a knighthood in 2003, when he became KCVO. From 2010 he went on to become the President of the Royal College of Physicians.