Executive leadership team

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Fraser-Krauss, Jisc CEO" data-delta="36" typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20230609084109im_/https://www.jisc.ac.uk/sites/default/files/heidi-fraser-krauss-portrait.jpg" title=""/> </div> </figure> </p><h2>Heidi Fraser-Krauss</h2><h3>Chief executive officer</h3><p>Heidi has been Jisc's chief executive officer since September 2021.</p><p>Heidi's role is to lead Jisc and ensure it has the right culture, resources and people to deliver digital services and solutions for our members. <a href="/web/20230609084109/https://www.jisc.ac.uk/staff/heidi-fraser-krauss">See Heidi's staff profile</a>.</p><p> </p><p> <figure class="media media-element media--right file-default"> <div class="media__inner"> <img alt="Nicola Arnold" data-delta="34" typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20230609084109im_/https://www.jisc.ac.uk/sites/default/files/nicola-arnold-200.jpg" title=""/> </div> </figure> </p><h2>Nicola Arnold</h2><h3>Chief financial officer</h3><p>Nicola oversees our financial activities to ensure we deliver excellence and cost-effectiveness in our professional support services; especially those concerned with financial and commercial matters. <a href="/web/20230609084109/https://www.jisc.ac.uk/staff/nicola-arnold">See Nicola's staff profile</a>.<br/> </p><p> </p><p> <figure class="media media-element media--right file-default"> <div class="media__inner"> <img alt="Alice Colban" style="font-size: 13.008px; width: 200px; height: 250px;" data-delta="19" typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20230609084109im_/https://www.jisc.ac.uk/sites/default/files/alice-colban-new.jpg" title=""/> </div> </figure> </p><h2>Alice Colban</h2><h3>Deputy chief executive and chief operating officer</h3><p>Alice leads a team developing our key professional support functions, including corporate governance, legal services, strategic planning and performance, project and portfolio management, marketing and communications, HR and facilities.</p><p>She also acts as deputy chief executive. <a href="/web/20230609084109/https://www.jisc.ac.uk/staff/alice-colban">See Alice's staff profile</a>.<br/> </p><p> <figure class="media media-element media--right file-default"> <div class="media__inner"> <img alt="Jayne Davies" style="height: 250px; width: 200px;" data-delta="33" typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20230609084109im_/https://www.jisc.ac.uk/sites/default/files/jayne-davies-elt-photo.png" title=""/> </div> </figure> </p><h2>Jayne Davies</h2><h3>Managing director, customer and sector enablement</h3><p>Jayne leads the directorate that supports members and sells products and services to customers in adjacent markets. This includes trust, identity and access, data analytics and student services, along with selling e-infrastructure solutions to public sector and private research. The directorate is a crucial part of Jisc’s strategy to have strong financial sustainability. </p><p>She's also responsible for sales and member enablement across all four of our sectors – <span class="lexicon-term has-tooltip" title="higher education"><abbr title="higher education">HE</abbr></span>, <span class="lexicon-term has-tooltip" title="further education"><abbr title="further education">FE</abbr></span>, research and customers - putting the directorate at the heart of the organisation and supporting our shared vision of technology for good. <a href="/web/20230609084109/https://www.jisc.ac.uk/staff/jayne-davies">See Jayne's staff profile</a>.<br/> </p><p> <figure class="media media-element media--right file-default"> <div class="media__inner"> <img alt="Liam Earney" style="font-size: 13.008px;" data-delta="21" typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20230609084109im_/https://www.jisc.ac.uk/sites/default/files/liam-earney-new.jpg" title=""/> </div> </figure> </p><h2>Liam Earney</h2><h3>Managing director HE and research, and executive director of digital resources</h3><p>Liam leads <span class="lexicon-term has-tooltip" title="higher education"><abbr title="higher education">HE</abbr></span> member engagement through and with Jisc’s account management team. He is accountable for our <span class="lexicon-term has-tooltip" title="higher education"><abbr title="higher education">HE</abbr></span> and research strategies and their implementation.</p><p>Alongside his role as managing director Liam is responsible for Jisc’s digital content and software negotiations, its provision of discovery services and its work in open research. <a href="/web/20230609084109/https://www.jisc.ac.uk/staff/liam-earney">See Liam's staff profile</a>.</p><p> </p><p> <figure class="media media-element media--right file-default"> <div class="media__inner"> <img alt="Robin Ghurbhurun" data-delta="39" typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20230609084109im_/https://www.jisc.ac.uk/sites/default/files/robin-ghurbhurun-portrait-2023.jpg" title=""/> </div> </figure> </p><h2>Robin Ghurbhurun</h2><h3>Managing director, further education, skills, and <span class="lexicon-term has-tooltip" title="further education"><abbr title="further education">FE</abbr></span>/<span class="lexicon-term has-tooltip" title="higher education"><abbr title="higher education">HE</abbr></span> advice and training</h3><p>Robin is the UK executive lead for Jisc’s <span class="lexicon-term has-tooltip" title="further education"><abbr title="further education">FE</abbr></span> and skills policy, stakeholder engagement, and services. He leads on Jisc’s strategy for supporting member <span class="lexicon-term has-tooltip" title="further education"><abbr title="further education">FE</abbr></span> and skills institutions with their digital transformation. This includes thought leadership, enhanced professional practice, data insights, business optimisation and elevating the student and staff digital experience.</p><p>Robin also provides executive leadership on our advisory and training services for further and higher education. He ensures Jisc has strategic engagement with Department for Education in England, Scottish Funding Council, Welsh Government and the Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland and other relevant agencies and digital suppliers. This enables collaboration to find the right solutions in areas such as edtech policy, digital infrastructure planning and investment. <a href="/web/20230609084109/https://www.jisc.ac.uk/staff/robin-ghurbhurun">See Robin's staff profile</a>.</p><p> </p><p> <figure class="media media-element media--right file-default"> <div class="media__inner"> <img alt="Steve Masters" style="font-size: 13.008px;" data-delta="24" typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20230609084109im_/https://www.jisc.ac.uk/sites/default/files/steve-masters-new.jpg" title=""/> </div> </figure> </p><h2>Steve Masters</h2><h3>Chief technology officer</h3><p>Steve provides strategic, technical leadership and vision to our technology staff, across networking, digital information resources, innovation and internal IT.</p><p>He ensures that our group IT strategy provides a coherent direction and vision across the group, and stimulates enhanced levels of innovation for the benefit of members and customers. <a href="/web/20230609084109/https://www.jisc.ac.uk/staff/steve-masters">See Steve's staff profile</a>.</p><p> </p><p> <figure class="media media-element media--right file-default"> <div class="media__inner"> <img alt="rob phillpotts" data-delta="38" typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20230609084109im_/https://www.jisc.ac.uk/sites/default/files/rob-phillpotts-elt-200x250.png" title=""/> </div> </figure> </p><h2>Rob Phillpotts</h2><h3>Chief data officer</h3><p>Rob ensures the delivery of the data aspects of the Jisc strategy and supports the sector's world-class use of data. He ensures the data collection and statistical analysis we provide continues to be trusted, credible and accurate.</p><p>Rob also has responsibility for the Designated Data Body services in England and the comparable role as the collection agency for the devolved administrations. <a href="/web/20230609084109/https://www.jisc.ac.uk/staff/rob-phillpotts">See Rob's staff profile</a>.</p><p> </p><p> <figure class="media media-element media--right file-default"> <div class="media__inner"> <img alt="Andrew Wood" data-delta="32" typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20230609084109im_/https://www.jisc.ac.uk/sites/default/files/andrew-wood-elt.jpg" title=""/> </div> </figure> </p><h2>Andrew Wood</h2><h3>Chief of staff</h3><p>Andrew Wood is our chief of staff with a particular focus on helping to improve the operational effectiveness of the organisation. <a href="/web/20230609084109/https://www.jisc.ac.uk/staff/andrew-wood">See Andrew's staff profile</a>.</p> </div> <footer 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