The Pandemic Institute Steering Group

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  Professor David Sweeney
  TPI Steering Group Chair
  Professor David Sweeney was Executive Chair of Research England for five years, and Director for Research, Innovation and Skills in the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) for ten years, working collaboratively with other UK higher education funding bodies to oversee the first Research Excellence Framework (REF) exercise. Currently, he is the Professor of Research Policy at the University of Birmingham.

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  Professor Louise Kenny
  University of Liverpool
  Professor Louise Kenny is the Pro Vice Chancellor of the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at the University of Liverpool; she is also a founding Director of the Irish Centre for Fetal and Neonatal Translational Research, which is funded by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), and was until December 2017 Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Cork University Maternity Hospital, where she worked as a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist from 2006-2018.

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  Professor David Lalloo
  Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
  Professor David Lalloo is the Director of School of Tropical Medicine and a clinical academic in Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases, with a particular interest in clinical trials and epidemiological studies in LMICs. He chaired the DHSC COVID-19 Prophylaxis Oversight group and was an advisor to a number of DHSC, FCDO/DfID, NIHR and NICE COVID-19 groups. He currently chairs the NIHR Global Health Advisory Group, has been a member of the Medical Research Council Global Health group for over 10 years and was previously a member of SAGE for Ebola and Zika.

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  Professor Raphaela Kane
  Liverpool John Moores University
  Professor Raphaela Kane is the Pro-Vice-Chancellor for the Faculty of Health at Liverpool John Moores University, with a clinical background specialising in Accident and Emergency nursing in both the UK and Ireland. Professor Kane has enjoyed an extensive clinical and senior management career in the NHS in London for 15 years, undertaking further studies in nursing and education.

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  Dr Jim Gardner
  Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  Dr Jim Gardner joined LUHFT as Chief Medical Officer in June 2022. Across a career of over 30 years, Jim has undertaken senior leadership roles spanning primary and secondary care, the private sector, charitable sector and academia. Having studied medicine at Cambridge University and King’s College London, Jim undertook a series of clinical roles across England and Australia before becoming a GP Partner in a high performing practice in Cumbria.

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  Colin Sinclair
  KQ Liverpool
  Colin is the CEO of Knowledge Quarter Liverpool (KQ Liverpool), which is transforming almost half of Liverpool City Centre into a world-leading innovation district. Colin has recently taken up the dual role of CEO of Sciontec Liverpool, a new development company that has been created to bring new investment to the city regions science and tech business facilities, whilst creating a world-leading innovation ecosystem to help commercialise research and grow innovation-led companies.

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  Professor Matt Ashton
  Liverpool City Council
  Professor Matt Ashton was appointed as the Director of Public Health in Liverpool City Council in April 2020, in a joint appointment with the University of Liverpool, where he received his honorary professorship within the Department of Public Health and Policy. Matt is also the lead Director of Public Health for the Liverpool City Region Violence Reduction Partnership, and for Food Active, a healthy weight programme delivered by the Health Equalities Group, and commissioned by local authority public health teams, NHS organisations, and Public Health England teams at both regional and national level.

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  Adrian Nolan
  Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
  Adrian Nolan has extensive experience in the design and management of economic/social research and policy development, and has been working in economic development and regeneration for fifteen years, having held a number of roles in consultancy and policy environments. His key areas of expertise are in policy development and analysis, evaluation, economic/social assessments, appraisals, housing and business, and industry research.