Jon Walmsley

Dr. Walmsley is the Senior Independent Director at Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT); is a trustee of Accumulate, a youth homelessness charity; and an active investor in start-up companies dedicated to climate change mitigation via the Green Angel Syndicate.

Serving on the finance committee, Dr Walmsley has a background in commercial-academic and professional publishing with a series of leadership and entrepreneurial roles driving rapid growth and transformation organically and via strategic partnerships. At Blackwell then Wiley, he served as managing director of £1-200 million international businesses through a period of rapid digital development, and he shared leadership of a £500 million Wall Street quoted company; he also previously grew a £6 million business to £100 million.

Dr. Walmsley holds a PhD in Physical Chemistry from the University of Nottingham where he also gained a joint honours degree in Chemistry and Philosophy. More recently, he completed an MSc in Health Policy from Imperial College, and has been a Public Governor at Ravensbourne University London.