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The IPT is a company limited by guarantee (No 1308583), with no share capital, under Section 30 of the Companies Act 2006.

The IPT is also a registered charity (No 287527). The direction and control of the IPT is determined by the Board of Trustees whose members are also directors of the company. The composition, election and retirement of Trustees are governed by the Articles of Association. The Trustees do not receive remuneration.

The maximum number of Trustees is 18, consisting of:

  • Up to 11 parliamentarians
  • Up to 7 non‑parliamentarians

Meet the IPT Trustees

The two presidents of the IPT are the Speaker of the House of Commons and The Lord Speaker of the House of Lords. Parliamentary and business representatives sit on the Board of Trustees. Liz Twist MP is the current Chairman.

Liz Twist MP

Chair of the Board of Trustees

Liz was first elected as Member of Parliament for Blaydon Constituency in June 2017, having previously worked for the trade union UNISON and latterly as a cabinet member on Gateshead Council. She currently serves as Shadow Minister for Local Services and Communities and chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Groups on Suicide and Self-Harm prevention, Rare Diseases, Water, and Parks and Green Spaces. Click to read more.

Liz Twist MP

Chair of the Board of Trustees

Liz was first elected as Member of Parliament for Blaydon Constituency in June 2017, having previously worked for the trade union UNISON and latterly as a cabinet member on Gateshead Council. She currently serves as Shadow Minister for Local Services and Communities and chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Groups on Suicide and Self-Harm prevention, Rare Diseases, Water, and Parks and Green Spaces. She is also involved with the Net Zero All Party Parliamentary Group, having previously served as one of its vice-chair from early 2020 until earlier this year. Liz was re-elected at the 2024 General Election and has been appointed as PPS to The Prime Minister. Liz has completed a Fellowship programme with the IPT with a focus on mental health in the workplace.

The Baroness Prosser OBE

Vice President

Baroness Prosser of Battersea (Margaret Prosser) was raised to the peerage in 2004. Previously Deputy Secretary General of the Transport & General Workers Union, Baroness Prosser acted as National Treasurer of the Labour Party from 1996-2001. Click to read more.

The Baroness Prosser OBE

Vice President

Baroness Prosser of Battersea (Margaret Prosser) was raised to the peerage in 2004. Previously Deputy Secretary General of the Transport & General Workers Union, Baroness Prosser acted as National Treasurer of the Labour Party from 1996-2001. Her political interests are in the world of work, equalities and equal pay and she has been a Member of the Equal Opportunities Commission and the Low Pay Commission. She was the Deputy Chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission from 2006 – 2012 and is currently chair of the Brexpats Living in Continental Europe and European Expats in the UK All-Party Group. Baroness Prosser’s geographical interests include the Middle East and the USA. She was Chair of the IPT's Trustee Board from 2017-2020 before becoming its honorary Vice President.

Professor Ashley Braganza

Dean of Brunel Business School

Professor Braganza is Dean of Brunel Business School and holds the Chair in Business Transformation. Prior to being appointed Dean, Professor Braganza was the Deputy Dean of the College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences. Click to read more.

Professor Ashley Braganza

Dean of Brunel Business School

Professor Braganza is Dean of Brunel Business School and holds the Chair in Business Transformation. Prior to being appointed Dean, Professor Braganza was the Deputy Dean of the College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences. He is the Founder and co-Director of Brunel’s interdisciplinary Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence, launched in 2018, which incorporates a dedicated AI Lab. The Centre and Lab are part of the wider Brunel’s AI Ecosystem, led by Professor Braganza. In the 22/23 academic year, the Centre won £3.5 million in grants. Most recently, Professor Braganza is part of a consortium that has won a €5.8 million bid for the ELOQUENCE EU project (2024-2027). Professor Braganza led an interdisciplinary team that designed and launched a Masters in AI Strategy. It aims to give future leaders the skills to exploit AI technologies to benefit businesses and society. Professor Braganza’s scholarly contribution is to the field of change implementation and, specifically, leadership of strategic digital transformation. His interest in the implementation of cross-functional change was sparked during his doctoral journey, and continues to inform his research projects, teaching, and consultancy assignments. His research is practice-based, underpinned by thirty-five publications in high-ranking journals and leadership of over twenty-five large consultancy projects with global, public and private sector organisations. He has worked internationally in sectors such as manufacturing (UK), telecoms (UK, US, France), UN (Italy), banking and financial services (UK and The Netherlands), technology (UK, Ireland, Norway), gas and oil (UK, Abu Dhabi) and the public sector (UK, Malaysia). His work at board level cover a diverse range of industries: phamaceutical (18 months), telecoms (3 years), food and beverages (1 year), restaurant chain (20 months), public sector (18 months), infrastructure / engineering (18 months), blue light service (2 years), UK government department (15 months), UN agency (30 months). He is regularly invited to speak at conferences and events with senior managers and policy makers on AI and related subjects. Professor Braganza is a Fellow of the British Academy of Management. He served as an elected member on BAM’s Council (2017 to 2019), with responsibility for Capacity Building. He Founded and launched the BAM’s Organisation Transformation Special Interest Group, which celebrated its 15th anniversary in September 2023. He has been an active supporter of the IPT.

Ruth Cadbury MP

Ruth Cadbury MP was elected as Chair of the Commons Transport Committee in September 2024. She has been the Labour MP for the West London seat of Brentford and Isleworth since 2015. Click to read more.

Ruth Cadbury MP

Ruth Cadbury MP was elected as Chair of the Commons Transport Committee in September 2024. She has been the Labour MP for the West London seat of Brentford and Isleworth since 2015. She has previously held shadow ministerial roles for Prisons & Probation, International Trade, Planning, and Housing; and has been a member of the Transport, Justice, and Women & Equalities Select Committees. Ruth has chaired the All Party Parliamentary Groups on Cycling and Walking, Transport Safety and Women in Transport. Prior to her election to Parliament, Ruth was a town planner working in local government and the third sector. She was a Councillor in the London Borough of Hounslow for 25 years holding several senior positions and also chaired the Barrow Cadbury Trust – a leading social justice foundation.

Bill Esterson MP

Bill Esterson has served as a Labour Member of Parliament for Sefton Central since 2010; coming from a political background, being the grandson of a trade unionist and son of two Labour councillors. Click to read more.

Bill Esterson MP

Bill Esterson has served as a Labour Member of Parliament for Sefton Central since 2010; coming from a political background, being the grandson of a trade unionist and son of two Labour councillors. Bill previously served on Medway Council from 1995 until his election to Parliament in 2010. He served several opposition posts, including Shadow Minister for Small Businesses, Business and Industry, and International Trade and Roads. In September 2024, Esterton was elected as Chair of the Select Committee on Energy Security and Net Zero.

Alison Griffiths MP

Alison Griffiths is a newly elected MP, whose priorities align with supporting disability charities. In her thirty-year business career, Alison worked in senior roles for global businesses including pensions provider Aviva, and Coca-Cola, helped technology companies grow, and advised the government on FinTech and cybersecurity. Click to read more.

Alison Griffiths MP

Alison grew up in Surrey and Sussex, before going on to study at university. It was there that Alison’s life took a dramatically different turn. In her first year, she contracted bacterial meningitis and lost 70% of her hearing, permanently. Through adversity Alison came out the other side to focus on how she could make a difference to the world. She became a trustee of the national charity Meningitis Now and remains an ambassador for them. As a newly elected MP, one of Alison’s national priorities will be to support disability charities. In her thirty-year business career, Alison worked in senior roles for global businesses including pensions provider Aviva, and Coca-Cola, helped technology companies grow, and advised the government on FinTech and cybersecurity. She has been involved in politics for fifteen years. Alison lives with her husband, Chris, and has three grown-up stepdaughters. When she is not working, Alison goes sea-swimming several times a week.

Wera Hobhouse MP

Wera Hobhouse was first elected as the MP for Bath in 2017 and has been re-elected in 2019 and 2024. Prior to entering Parliament, she was a councillor in Rochdale from 2004 to 2014, where she was Cabinet Member for the Environment, Chair of the Health Scrutiny Committee, and then Group Leader of the Liberal Democrat Council Group. Click to read more.

Wera Hobhouse MP

Wera Hobhouse was first elected as the MP for Bath in 2017 and has been re-elected in 2019 and 2024. Prior to entering Parliament, she was a councillor in Rochdale from 2004 to 2014, where she was Cabinet Member for the Environment, Chair of the Health Scrutiny Committee, and then Group Leader of the Liberal Democrat Council Group. In the 2017 -19 Parliament, Wera was the Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Communities and Local Government and served as a member of the Brexit Select Committee. In 2018 she successfully introduced the Upskirting Bill. Wera has been the Liberal Democrat spokesperson on Climate Change from 2019 to 2024. In 2023, Wera’s Private Members’ Bill, the ‘Workers Protection Bill’ became law, adding protection to employees from sexual harassment in the workplace. In the new parliament, Wera will take up the role on the Panel of Chairs, is a member of the Energy Security and Net Zero Select Committee and Chairs the APPG on Eating Disorders. She also serves as co-chair of PRASEG (APPG for Renewable and Sustainable Energy) and the Environment APPG.

The Lord Holmes of Richmond MBE

Chris is a former Paralympic swimmer who won nine gold, five silver and one bronze medal across four Games, including a record haul of six golds at Barcelona 1992, Click to read more.

The Lord Holmes of Richmond MBE

Chris is a former Paralympic swimmer who won nine gold, five silver and one bronze medal across four Games, including a record haul of six golds at Barcelona 1992. Chris is also Chair of the Global Disability Innovation Hub, Diversity Adviser to the civil service, non-executive director at Channel 4 and deputy Chancellor at BPP University. In 2013, Chris became a Peer in the House of Lords focusing his time on technology and the digital opportunity, employment, education and skills, media and sport. Chris is co-chair of the Parliamentary Group on Assistive Technology, vice-chair of the Fintech Group and member of the 4th IR and Artificial Intelligence Groups. He has been a member of House of Lords Select Committees on Digital Skills, Social Mobility, Financial Exclusion, Artificial Intelligence and now Democracies and Digital Technologies. Before entering the Lords Chris was Director of Paralympic Integration at the London 2012 Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG). From 2013-2017 Chris was Disability Commissioner at the Equality and Human Rights Commission and is a qualified lawyer.

The Rt Hon. The Baroness Kramer

Baroness Kramer of Richmond Park (Susan Kramer) joined the House of Lords in 2011 as a Liberal Democrat Peer. She is Treasury Spokesperson in the Lords for the Liberal Democrats and currently serves on the Economic Affairs Committee of the Lords. Click to read more.

The Rt Hon. The Baroness Kramer

Baroness Kramer of Richmond Park (Susan Kramer) joined the House of Lords in 2011 as a Liberal Democrat Peer. She is Treasury Spokesperson in the Lords for the Liberal Democrats and currently serves on the Economic Affairs Committee of the Lords. She served during the Coalition as Minister of State for Transport (2012-2015) and has been a member of the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards (2011-2013), the SME Exports Committee and the Finance Sub-Committee of the EAC. She is a Board Member of the Institute for Government and on the Advisory Board of the Social Market Foundation. From 2005-2010 Susan was the MP for Richmond Park. For various periods she served on the Treasury Select Committee and was Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for DFID, Trade & Industry, Transport, the Duchy of Lancaster and Heathrow. From 2000-2005 she was a founding non-executive director of Transport for London. Before her involvement in politics, Susan was a commercial banker with Continental Bank (1982-1988) and a VP of Citibank (1988-1992) both in the USA. With colleagues she set up a financial advisory firm Infrastructure Capital Partners in the UK focussed on infrastructure in Central and Eastern Europe (1992-2005) which supported the first mobile phone system in Romania, a toll road scheme in Poland and a sewage water cleansing project in Hungary. She is currently Chair of the Grant Supervisory Board of MarketFinance Ltd.

Dr Adam Marshall CBE

Adam Marshall was appointed Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce in October 2016 until March 2021, he has remained at the BCC as a Non-Executive Director in a Business Advisor role Click to read more.

Dr Adam Marshall CBE

Adam Marshall was appointed Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce in October 2016 until March 2021, he has remained at the BCC as a Non-Executive Director in a Business Advisor role. His principal role is to represent and champion the interests of accredited Chambers of Commerce and their tens of thousands of business members – covering every size and sector of business, and employing over five million people in the UK. Previously, Adam served as the BCC’s Executive Director for Policy and External Affairs (July 2009 – March 2016), and as Acting Director General (March – October 2016). Prior to joining BCC, Adam helped start up the Centre for Cities, built commercial links between industry and universities, and worked in the broadcast media. He holds a BA from Yale University and MPhil and PhD degrees from the University of Cambridge. Adam is a national of the United Kingdom and the USA.

Edward McMullan

Edward is Chairman of Dawnay Holdings PLC and the founder of the Chiltern group of companies. After Cambridge University and qualifying as a Chartered Accountant, Edward worked in the city in Corporate Finance, Click to read more.

Edward McMullan

Edward is Chairman of Dawnay Holdings PLC and the founder of the Chiltern group of companies. After Cambridge University and qualifying as a Chartered Accountant, Edward worked in the city in Corporate Finance. The past twenty years have been spent setting up, financing and advising small businesses.

Katie Roscoe

Katie is Director of UK Public Affairs and Policy at Airbus. She is responsible for the delivery of the public affairs strategy for Airbus in the UK across its three business divisions - Commercial Aircraft, Defence & Space, and Helicopters. Click to read more.

Katie Roscoe

Katie is Director of UK Public Affairs and Policy at Airbus. She is responsible for the delivery of the public affairs strategy for Airbus in the UK across its three business divisions - Commercial Aircraft, Defence & Space, and Helicopters. She is a member of a number of industry groups including Sustainable Aviation, Aerospace Growth Partnership, Hydrogen in Aviation, ADS Civil Aerospace Council, Women in Aviation and Aerospace and Women in Defence. She has been a member of the IPT Executive Committee since 2020 and has worked with the organisation for more than ten years, hosting Fellowship visits and attending events in Parliament. From 2011 to 2019 she worked for Rolls-Royce and managed relationships with government officials and Parliamentarians as the Government Relations lead on aerospace, industrial strategy, energy and environment and skills policy areas. She previously headed up a Parliamentary monitoring team of consultants, and worked in the public sector at the Skills Funding Agency. She has a BA in Sociology from the University of Warwick and a MA in Legal and Political Theory from UCL.

James Rowlands

James is Senior Policy and Public Affairs Manager at Nationwide Building Society, where he leads on external engagement and campaigning on housing issues. Click to read more.

James Rowlands

James is Senior Policy and Public Affairs Manager at Nationwide Building Society, where he leads on external engagement and campaigning on housing issues. Prior to joining Nationwide, he worked for the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors supporting their policy development and external engagement in the UK, Hong Kong and India and as a researcher for the Crossbench group in the House of Lords. James is a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) Public Affairs Group and ESG Expert Panel and Chair of the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Excellence (CaCHE) Knowledge Exchange Hub. He is also the Vice-Chair of the IPT’s Executive Committee.

Jake Vaughan

Jake is the Clerk of Committees at the House of Lords, leading the staff support for Lords select committee work. Click to read more.

Jake Vaughan

Jake is the Clerk of Committees at the House of Lords, leading the staff support for Lords select committee work. Previous roles at the Lords have included Reading Clerk and Head of Inter-Parliamentary Relations; Director of Corporate Services (with responsibility, amongst other things, for business and strategic planning; risk; and change leadership), Clerk of Legislation, Principal Clerk of Select Committees, and (on secondment to the Cabinet Office) Principal Private Secretary to the Leader and Chief Whip of the House of Lords. From 2008 to 2010 Jake undertook an MBA at Ashridge Business School.

Martin Vickers MP

Martin was first elected as a Member of Parliament in May 2010 and was delighted to be re-elected to Parliament as the MP for Brigg and Immingham in 2024. Click to read more.

Martin Vickers MP

Martin was born and raised in Cleethorpes, being educated locally at Havelock School and Grimsby College. In 2004, after 6 years of study as a part-time student at Lincoln University, he earned his B.A. degree in politics with honours. Martin has always lived in the Grimsby/Cleethorpes area, and is a passionate supporter of Grimsby Town since his first game in the Osmond stand versus Norwich in 1959 with his parents. Prior to taking up the position of Constituency Agent to Edward Leigh MP in 1994, Martin worked in the printing industry and retail trade in the Cleethorpes area. His passion for public service has given him 25 years of experience as a councillor, representing Scartho Ward in North East Lincolnshire, including six years as the Cabinet Member for Environmental Services. Martin was first elected as a Member of Parliament in May 2010 and was delighted to be re-elected to Parliament as the MP for Brigg and Immingham in 2024. Along with serving as a local councillor he has previously served the local community as a churchwarden. Outside of politics Martin enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter, reading (mainly politics, history and religion), railways, travel, the Church/religion, football & cricket, and music.

The Lord Young of Norwood Green

Lord Young was appointed as a Labour Peer to the House of Lords in June 2004. Prior to his peerage, he served as General Secretary of the National Communications Union (1989–95), then joint General Secretary (1995–98), then Senior Deputy General Secretary (1998–2002) of the Communication Workers Union. Click to read more.

The Lord Young of Norwood Green

Lord Young was appointed as a Labour Peer to the House of Lords in June 2004. Prior to his peerage, he served as General Secretary of the National Communications Union (1989–95), then joint General Secretary (1995–98), then Senior Deputy General Secretary (1998–2002) of the Communication Workers Union. In October 2008 he was appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Skills and Apprenticeships in the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, being moved to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills when it was created in the June 2009 reshuffle, continuing as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, but with responsibility for Employment Relations and Postal Affairs until 11 May 2010. He is an IPT Fellow, having completed a programme in Skills and Apprenticeships.