Our people
CHIL’s team spans expertise in data science and engineering, population health and clinical sciences and NHS-embedded digital innovation.
Our leadership team
Iain Buchan
Director of Civic Health Innovation Labs
Gary Leeming
Technical Director
Annemarie Naylor
Director of HealthTech and Innovation Growth
Claire Smith
Head of Projects and Partnerships
Marta Garcia-Finana
Training Co-Director
Ruwanthi Kolamunnage-Dona
Training Co-Director
Benjamin Barr
Research Director
Simon Maskell
Engineering and Physical Sciences theme lead
Jim Hughes
NHS Senior Responsible Officer
Dan Joyce
Mental Health theme lead
William Hope
Infection Resilience: Antimicrobial resistance theme co-lead
Alison Holmes
Infection Resilience: Antimicrobial resistance theme co-lead
Tom Solomon
Infection Resilience: Pandemic Science lead
Lauren Walker
Medicines and Multimorbidity theme co-lead
Reecha Sofat
Medicines and Multimorbidity theme co-lead
Sarah Rodgers
Health and Care Systems theme co-lead
Farnaz Nickpour
Health and Care Systems theme co-lead
Additional staff
Alongside our leadership team, there is a broad collective of CHIL team members, working collaboratively to achieve our ambitions.