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About
Samantha Roberts is an Executive Partner at Syncona Investment Management Ltd. She was Chief Executive of NICE from February 2022 and previously held roles including Managing Director, Health & Care at Legal & General, Chief Executive of the Accelerated Access Collaborative, and Director of Innovation, Research and Life Sciences at NHS England, along with earlier positions at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the London School of Economics. Originally trained as a doctor, she holds a medical degree, an MBA, and a DPhil in Evidence-Based Health Care from the University of Oxford, and began her career at McKinsey & Company.
Invests in
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtech
Experience
- Syncona LimitedExecutive Partnercurrent2026 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- NICE - National Institute for Health and Care ExcellenceChief Executive Officer2022 — 2025
- Legal & GeneralManaging Director, Health & Care2020 — 2022London Area, United Kingdom
- NHS EnglandChief Executive of the Accelerated Access Collaborative and Dir Innovation, Research, Life Sciences2018 — 2020London Area, United Kingdom
- University of OxfordDPhil in Evidence Based Healthcare2015 — 2019Greater Oxford Area
- Independent ConsultantIndependent Consultant2012 — 2018
- The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)Part-time Research Officer, Systems Modelling for Performance Optimisation and Service Equity2012 — 2015London
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustHead of Operations, Specialist Hospitals and Head of Service Improvement2008 — 2012London Area, United Kingdom
- McKinsey & CompanyEngagement Manager2003 — 2008Sydney and London
- Monash Medical Centre and the Alfred HospitalSurgical trainee2000 — 2002Greater Melbourne Area
Skills & more
Management Consulting14Change Management21Business Analysis2Organizational Development3Program Management4Project Management5Policy4Healthcare5Stakeholder Management5Performance Improvement3Public Sector2Business Strategy2
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Colleagues at Syncona
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Samantha Roberts?
- Samantha Roberts is an Executive Partner at Syncona Investment Management Ltd. She was Chief Executive of NICE from February 2022 and previously held roles including Managing Director, Health & Care at Legal & General, Chief Executive of the Accelerated Access Collaborative, and Director of Innovation, Research and Life Sciences at NHS England, along with earlier positions at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the London School of Economics. Originally trained as a doctor, she holds a medical degree, an MBA, and a DPhil in Evidence-Based Health Care from the University of Oxford, and began her career at McKinsey & Company.
- Where does Samantha Roberts work?
- Samantha Roberts is Executive Partner at Syncona.
- What does Samantha Roberts invest in?
- Samantha Roberts invests in Biotech, Digital Health, Healthtech.
- Where did Samantha Roberts go to school?
- Samantha Roberts studied at University of Oxford (DPhil in Evidence Based Healthcare, Relative value for money of interventions to identify and manage pre-diabetes); AGSM @ UNSW Business School (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); University of the Witwatersrand (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.)).
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Also attended AGSM @ UNSW Business School74
Guy HedleyCo-Founder & Partner at Stoic VCKylie FrazerCo-Founder at Flying Fox VenturesNate WilliamsFounder, Managing Partner at UNION Labs VenturesPeter WallaceSr. Advisor at TransLink CapitalMatthew KoertgeManaging Director at Titanium VenturesGabriel DouvillePrincipal at Sectoral Asset Management
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Also attended University of the Witwatersrand151
David FrankelSeed Stage Venture Capital in the United StatesThomasGeneral Partner at Acadian Ventures Management, LlcDaniel SassAssociate at aMoonDavid EsraAnalyst at aMoonIlian IlievChief Executive Officer at EMV CapitalEyal NivManaging Partner | First at Pitango
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Shared employers
Also worked at Syncona Limited21
Dominic SchmidtGeneral Partner at Advent Life SciencesManish GuptaSeed-stage investor in B2B and emerging technologies companies through Merak VenturesAnnabel ClarkInvestor at SynconaChristina SeedInvestor at SynconaElisa PetrisInvestor at SynconaGonzalo GarciaInvestor at Syncona
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Also worked at Legal & General17
Neeta PatelIndependent Non-Executive Director at Pembroke VCTSayuri GanesarajahHead of Legal and Compliance at Hivemind Capital PartnersJessica FrydlingAssociate at Augmentum FintechAlexine CapiauInvestment Director at PitchdriveColin CunninghamNational Account Manager at Seneca PartnersMark MathiasInvestor at Arbor Ventures UK
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Also worked at NHS England19
KatherineHealthcare Investment Lead at Hummingbird VenturesYusuf SherwaniCo-Founder and CEO at Pelago; a Londoner living in New York CitySusan KilsbyAdvisor at Siddhi CapitalNadine HaramCo-Managing Partner at Meridian Health VenturesPaul WainwrightInvestment Executive at NPIF - FW Capital Debt FinanceMolly GilmartinVenture Partner at AlbionVC
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Also worked at University of Oxford221
Tess van StekelenburgPartner at Lux CapitalGordon RausserAdvisory Board Member at Rembrandt Venture PartnersFrancesco MonacaInvestor at Giant Ventures Global LlpDenise XifaraInvestor at Mercuri.vcLirui DingPrincipal at TRANSCENDAna FernandezInvestment Associate at Nauta Capital
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