Natalie Banner

Natalie Banner is a Director of Ethics at Genomics England, with additional roles as a National Data Guardian Panel Member and Senior Research Associate at the Intellectual Forum at Jesus College Cambridge. Previously, Natalie led the 'Understanding Patient Data' initiative at Wellcome Trust and served as a Policy Adviser, focusing on data protection and patient confidence in health data use. Academic background includes a BA in Philosophy and Psychology from the University of Oxford, an MSc in Philosophy of Mental Disorder from King's College London, and a PhD in Philosophy of Psychiatry from the University of Lancashire. Natalie's expertise spans ethics, health data policy, and the intersection of philosophy and medicine.