Charmaine is currently Chief Executive at The British Heart Foundation. Originally trained as a biomedical scientist, she is passionate about improving human health and quality of life, and has held high-profile Executive, Non-Executive and NHS Trust Governor roles in world-leading institutions including Institute of Cancer Research, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, and Brain Research UK. She is currently also a Non-Executive at the Human Tissue Authority and European Heart Network. She was awarded a Cranfield Trust Scholarship in 2010 and is an alumnus of Cranfield School of Management.