Executive Team

Education for Health is led by our Chief Executive, supported by our Executive Team, also identified as the Senior Leadership Team.

Richard Brown
Chief Executive Officer

Richard Brown has worked within the third sector since 1996, when he started his journey at The Big issue in the North. He rose to managing director of the company and chief executive officer of the charity (The Big Issue in the North Trust) and oversaw a period of financial growth, enabling the organisation to work with more homeless people, providing them with the skills to move away from a life on the streets. During this time, he was also the inaugural manager of the England Homeless World Cup team, taking various squads of players to competitions all over the world and working with more than 1,000 people over an eight-year period
Following this came the opportunity to lead Listening Ear, a mental health counselling organisation based in Merseyside. This included developing the largest suicide bereavement support service in the UK, providing timely support to people bereaved by suicide.
With significant experience of people and operational development, Richard will enjoy the challenges that will enable Education for Health to thrive.

Jackie Moore
Director of Finance and Operational Efficiency (Company Secretary)

Jackie has over 20 years experience working in financial roles. She graduated from the University of Warwick with a degree in Maths, Operational Research, Statistics and Economics and worked abroad for several years whilst gaining her CIMA qualification. She spent the early part of her career working for large corporate organisations such as Hewlett-Packard, IBM and National Grid before joining the charity sector where she worked in education.  She has also held various trustee roles with charities and not for profit organisations before joining Education for Health.

Ben Low
Director of Clinical Partnerships

Ben joins Education for Health having worked at Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, as a children’s nurse since qualifying in 2012. He has progressed through various senior roles and became Head of Education at the hospital’s Learning Academy in 2021. Throughout his career, he has demonstrated a passion for building strong, collaborative partnerships. As Head of Education, he worked across organisational boundaries with multi-professional teams and external partners to develop education plans that met diverse needs. He has also led national and international projects and collaborations, always with the commitment of creating meaningful partnerships that enhanced clinical practice and knowledge exchange.

Dr Vanessa Williams
Director of Learning Design and Quality

Vanessa has over ten years’ of experience in higher education, with a particular focus on adult learners and professional training. Her former roles include Assistant Dean of New Programs at Rutgers Law School in New Jersey and Assistant Director of Off-Campus Programs and Training at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She has taught a range of classes at the undergraduate level as well as for continuing professional development education programmes. Vanessa is particularly interested in student-centred learning and equitable access to education.