Co-Chair - Lynne Berry

Lynne Berry, OBE, is chair of Breast Cancer Now, deputy chair of the Canal and River Trust (formerly British Waterways), Vice Chair of Cumberland Lodge, a trustee of Pro Bono Economics and a visiting Professor at Cass Business School, City University. She was until recently Chair of the Commission on the Voluntary Sector and Ageing, and has advised many voluntary organisations and various government departments on risk and regulation, the management of change, and public engagement. She has had several chief executive posts, including RVS, the General Social Care Council, the Equal Opportunities Commission, the Family Welfare Association and the Charity Commission. She was a member of the Office of Civil Society Advisory Board and several Better Regulation Task Forces. Lynne has received a number of national and academic awards and Cranfield University named her as one of the UK’s 100 women to watch.  She is a member of the Financial Times Non Executive Directors’ Advisory Board.