Megan Challis

Megan Challis is the current Head of Strategic Partnerships at Wellcome Trust. Prior to this, they served as the Assistant Director of Early Years at the Department for Education from February 2017 to September 2018. From September 2009 to February 2017, Megan was the National Programme Lead for the Maternity Safety Programme at the Department of Health and Social Care. Megan began their career as a Research Officer at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) from September 2008 to September 2009.

Megan Challis has a Master of Science in Social Policy and Planning from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and a Bachelor of Arts in Modern Megan'story from the University of Oxford. Megan also has certification from PRINCE2 Registered Practitioner.

Their manager is Alex Harris, Associate Director, Government Relations & Strategic Partnerships. They work with Caroline Schmutte - Head, Government Relations, Europe, Pauline Meyer - Team Coordinator, and William Hall - Head, Global Government Relations. Gemma Wardle - Senior Strategic Partnerships Officer, Rebecca Sugden - Senior Strategic Partnerships Adviser, and Anna Lee - Strategic Partnerships Lead report to Megan Challis.