Dame Una O'Brien

Dame Una O'Brien is a distinguished leadership coach with extensive experience in the public sector and nonprofit organizations. Currently serving as a Leadership Coach at Praesta Partners UK and a Non-Executive Trustee at Lloyd's Register Foundation, O'Brien also holds a position as a Non-Executive Member of the Board of Visitors at The Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford. O'Brien has held various significant roles, including Non-Executive Member of Council at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Non-Executive Board Trustee at Macmillan Cancer Support. A former Permanent Secretary/Chief Executive of the UK Department of Health, O'Brien was responsible for NHS reforms and public inquiries into healthcare systems. O'Brien's academic credentials include degrees from the University of Oxford, Harvard University, and the London School of Economics, along with a Practitioner Certificate in Executive Coaching from Henley Business School.