Jisc board
Our board of trustees is made up of senior leaders and managers working in UK further and higher education.
These experts determine our strategic direction and priorities to reflect the present and future needs of the education and research communities.
The Jisc board meet to:
- Approve the strategic aims for Jisc and its value and standards
- Ensure that financial and human resources are in place to meet these aims
- Review management performance
- Ensure that Jisc's obligations to its owners and funders are understood and met
- Agree objectives and monitor performance
- Oversee the integrity of the company's accounting and financial reporting systems
- Oversee the integrity of the external audit process
- Approve the annual financial statement based on advice from the audit and risk management committee
- Oversee health and safety matters
- Review its own performance and effectiveness annually
They include appointments of our representative members meaning Jisc is owned and guided by the communities it serves, truly delivering against their priorities.
Finance and treasury committee member
We are recruiting an independent committee member to join our finance and treasury committee. The committee provide scrutiny and challenge across our financial strategy, investment and property. We are seeking an individual with particular experience of managing or making investments, who is qualified to provide robust challenge and support in the decision making process for investments. Find out more about the role and apply.
Our board of trustees
Professor Paul Boyle (chair)
Vice chancellor
Swansea University
Dr David Ashton
Pro vice-chancellor
Leeds Beckett University
Nominated by our core funders
Simon Bolton
Former CEO
NHS Digital
Joanna Campbell
Principal and CEO
Dumfries and Galloway College
David Chalmers
Former director of solution architecture
EMEA at Amazon Web Services
Heidi Fraser-Krauss
Chief executive officer
Jisc
Debra Gray
Principal and chief executive officer, Hull College
Nominated by the Association of Colleges (AoC)
Professor Sir Chris Husbands
Vice chancellor
Sheffield Hallam University
Rob McWilliam
Former chief financial officer
ASDA
Dr David Pilsbury
Chief development officer
Oxford International Education Group
Professor Lisa Roberts
Vice chancellor and chief executive
University of Exeter
Nominated by Universities UK
Ashley Wheaton
Principal
University College of Estate Management
Nominated by GuildHE
Appointments
Our representative members each nominate one person to the board and act collectively to appoint the chair.
Download the Jisc articles of association (pdf).
Our funders collectively nominate one person to the board. A single observer representing all the funders can attend Jisc board meetings. Up to eight further trustees are appointed by the board to ensure a sufficient mix of skills and experience to provide strategic oversight of Jisc.
Our board has agreed a diversity policy with the intention of improving diversity on the board. We recognise that a mix of skills, knowledge and experience with different perspectives and insights builds a strong foundation for well-informed decision-making and as a consequence, better performance of Jisc in support of its stakeholders. Read our board and committee diversity policy (pdf).