Minesh Patel

Minesh Patel is an experienced policy and influencing professional currently serving as the Associate Director of Policy and Influencing at Mind since May 2024. Prior to this role, Minesh was the Head of Policy at Macmillan Cancer Support from August 2021 to May 2024 and held the position of Principal Policy Manager at Citizens Advice from February 2019 to July 2021. Minesh's career includes significant contributions as Policy and Campaigns Manager and Senior Policy Adviser at Scope, as well as serving as Operations Manager at Vanilla Ventures. Earlier experience includes roles as Policy and Communications Officer at Renaisi and Graduate Trainee at Moat Homes Limited. Minesh holds a Bachelor of Arts in Modern European Studies from the University of Nottingham and completed secondary education at The Latymer School.