Where does Kristen McLeod work?

Kristen McLeod is Managing Partner at British Business Investments.

Where did Kristen McLeod go to school?

Kristen McLeod studied at UCL (BA (Hons) First Class, History and French).

Kristen McLeod

Investor

Managing Partner at British Business Investments · Chief Strategy Officer at British Business Bank

London Area, United Kingdom

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237 people in our graph share verified history with Kristen — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Elena PantaziunlockedKristen: together at UCL (2001–2004)

×8Kristen: together at UCL

Kristen: together at British Business Bank

×2Kristen: together at Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)

About

Kristen McLeod is Chief Strategy Officer at the British Business Bank, having joined from HM Treasury, where she advised the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Growth, Investment and Business from October 2022. Earlier roles include Director of the Office for Life Sciences across the Department for Business and Trade and the Department of Health and Social Care, Senior Responsible Officer for the UK Testing Programme, Director of Strategy, Performance and Planning at the Department of Health and Social Care, and Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Health. Her career in the civil service spans 19 years.

Experience

British Business BankChief Strategy Officercurrent2024 — presentUnited Kingdom
HM TreasuryPolicy Advisor to the Chancellor2022 — 2024London, England, United Kingdom
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)Director, Office for Life Sciences2017 — 2022London, United Kingdom
Department of Health and Social CareSenior Responsible Officer, UK Testing Programme2020London, England, United Kingdom
Department of Health and Social CareDirector of Strategy2015 — 2017London, England, United Kingdom
Department of Health and Social CarePrincipal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Health2013 — 2015London, England, United Kingdom
Department of Health and Social CareDeputy Director, NHS Provider Policy2012 — 2013London, England, United Kingdom
Cabinet OfficeDeputy Director, Flexible Resourcing and Development2011 — 2012London, United Kingdom
Cabinet OfficeSenior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Strategy Unit2009 — 2010
Department of Health and Social CarePolicy Advisor2005 — 2008

Skills & more

Central Government2Government6Human Resources1Policy10Public Policy5Public Sector15Stakeholder Engagement9Stakeholder Management3Strategy8

From Kristen's professional profile.

Colleagues at British Business Investments

Adam Kelly

Managing Director & Co-Head of Funds at British Business Investments

Adam Kelly

Managing Director & Co-Head of Funds at British Business Bank

Alexis Caude

Managing Partner at Adenia Partners

Alice Carpenter

Deputy General Counsel at British Business Bank

Andrea Cappuccio

Deputy Head of Investments at Anima Alternative Sgr

Andrew Elder

Deputy Managing Partner at AlbionVC

Bali Muralidhar

Global Head of Life Sciences & CIO at Abingworth

Barry Murphy

Managing Director, Risk and Compliance at British Business Investments

Frequently asked questions

Who is Kristen McLeod?: Kristen McLeod is Chief Strategy Officer at the British Business Bank, having joined from HM Treasury, where she advised the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Growth, Investment and Business from October 2022. Earlier roles include Director of the Office for Life Sciences across the Department for Business and Trade and the Department of Health and Social Care, Senior Responsible Officer for the UK Testing Programme, Director of Strategy, Performance and Planning at the Department of Health and Social Care, and Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Health. Her career in the civil service spans 19 years.
Where does Kristen McLeod work?: Kristen McLeod is Managing Partner at British Business Investments.
Where did Kristen McLeod go to school?: Kristen McLeod studied at UCL (BA (Hons) First Class, History and French).

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