Polly Payne
InvestorPartner at Mulana Capital · Director General, Department for Culture, Media and Sport at Department for Culture Media Sport
United Kingdom
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About
Polly Payne is Director General at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on a job share basis, overseeing media, advertising, publishing, arts, creative industries, artificial intelligence, heritage, museums, cultural diplomacy, tourism and civil society. She previously served as Director General for Rail Group at the Department for Transport and held roles in higher education policy and economic strategy at HM Treasury and the Department for Business Innovation and Skills. Payne has worked internationally for the Asian Development Bank and the Overseas Development Institute.
Experience
- Office for StudentsJoint Chief Executive (job share)current2026 — present
- Department for Culture, Media and SportDirector General Policy2023 — 2026London Area, United Kingdom
- Department for Culture, Media and SportInterim Permanent Secretary2023
- Department for Culture, Media and SportDirector General, Culture, Sport and Civil Society2021 — 2023
- Department for Transport (DfT), United KingdomDirector General, Rail Group2017 — 2021
- Department for EducationDirector of Higher Education2014 — 2017
- Department for Business, Innovation and SkillsDirector of Growth and Strategy2012 — 2014
- HM TreasuryDeputy Director: Corporate Finance, Business, Innovation and Skills2008 — 2012
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Polly Payne?
- Polly Payne is Director General at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on a job share basis, overseeing media, advertising, publishing, arts, creative industries, artificial intelligence, heritage, museums, cultural diplomacy, tourism and civil society. She previously served as Director General for Rail Group at the Department for Transport and held roles in higher education policy and economic strategy at HM Treasury and the Department for Business Innovation and Skills. Payne has worked internationally for the Asian Development Bank and the Overseas Development Institute.
- Where does Polly Payne work?
- Polly Payne is Partner at Mulana Capital.
Shared employers
Also worked at Department for Culture, Media and Sport6
Also worked at Department for Transport (DfT), United Kingdom1
Also worked at Department for Education8
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