BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS

Jan Williams, OBE

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Holds/has held a number of public roles across health, policing and criminal justice, education and third sector.

NON-EXECUTIVE PORTFOLIO

An extensive non-executive portfolio throughout career at UK, England and Wales and all-Wales levels. Roles include:

2017 – to date

Chair, Public Health Wales

2019 – end 2023

Member, Home Office Domestic Homicide Review (DHR) Quality Assurance Panel for England and Wales

2020- beg 2022

Independent Member, Human Tissue Authority

2013-2017

Commissioner for Wales, Cheshire and Merseyside, Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC)

EARLIER NON-EXECUTIVE ROLES

UK Bodies: Nursing and Midwifery Council: Independent Panel Chair, Investigating Committee (2012-13)

ACAS Council Membership (1998- 2003)

Skills for Health Council (2006-2009)

All Wales Bodies

Public Services Ombudsman Wales Independent Panel (2012-2017)

Supporting People Advisory Board (2012-2013)

A Healthier Wales Transformation Advisory Board (2018-2021)

Third Sector

Techniquest Education Science Charity, Trustee, Council and Audit Committee Member (2003-2010)

Education Sector

Member, Swansea University Council and Finance Committee (1996-1999)

EXECUTIVE PORTFOLIO

Held a number of senior leadership positions across Wales, including for 24 years at Chief Executive level, including: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (2009-2012); National Leadership and Innovation Agency for Healthcare in Wales (2004-2009); Bro Taf Health Authority (1999-2003). Earlier career included a number of senior and middle management roles, following successful completion of the UK NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme (1980-1982)

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

MBA, Cardiff Business School (1994); Postgraduate Certificate in Health Economics, Aberdeen University (1985); MA, University of Wales (1978); First Class BA, University of Wales (1976); 2 ‘A’ levels (1973); 1 S level (1973) 8 ‘O’ levels (1971)

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AWARDED

Fellowship of the Royal Society of Public Health (2017); Companionship of the Chartered Management Institute (2011); Companionship of the Institute of Health and Social Care Management (2003)

CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD)

Throughout career has maintained CPD through: formal strategic leadership programmes (Harvard; King’s Fund; Nuffield Trust; Cornell, USA; UK National School of Government); study tours (Canada, USA, Sweden and Denmark, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Kenya, Germany); action learning sets; legislation, policy and technical updates for specific roles; two secondment opportunities in the senior civil service.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Has written to publication standard during career, including on governance, change management and learning and public sector operating environments.

· “Valuing Governance: When Sovereign meets System Governance” Combe, S. and Williams, J., Bevan Commission, 2022

· “Valuing Governance: Building a Mature Governance Model” Bevan Commission, August, 2020

· “Valuing Governance: Resetting the Dial”, Combe, S. and Williams, J., Bevan Commission, May 2020.

· “Good Practice in the Management of Transition”, Williams, J. NLIAH Briefing Paper, 2009

· “Measuring the Impact of Learning”, Williams, J; Wooding, N. Catalyst. Issue 10 Spring 2008.

· “Cut and Thrust: how Wales went its own way’, Williams, J and Ham, C. Health Service Journal. 3 August 2006

· “Welsh Courage” - article on the legacy of ill-health inherited by the National Assembly - Healthcare Today July/August 1998