Christopher Balch

Christopher Balch currently serves as the Chair and Non Executive and Senior Independent Director at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust since April 2019. In addition, Christopher holds positions as a Non Executive Director and Independent Advisor to the Development Committee at LiveWest since March 2022 and as an Emeritus Professor and Professor of Planning at the University of Plymouth since July 2010. Other notable roles include Board Trustee and Vice Chair at South West Lakes Trust, member of the Supervisory Board at Ecorys, Non Executive Chairman at Hilson Moran, and Director at the Academy of Urbanism. Christopher has also contributed as a Non Executive Director at Torbay Development Agency and a Director at Precode, along with experiencing council member duties at the University of Essex. Academic credentials include an M Phil in Urban Design and Regional Planning from The University of Edinburgh and an MA in Geography from the University of Cambridge.