Neil is Director of Operations for the Faculty of Health at the University of Sheffield, responsible for the leadership, management, development, and delivery of professional services, overseeing a staff base of 550 staff across a faculty of 1300 staff. As a member of the executive team, he works to ensure the successful performance of both the Faculty and wider organisation in key outcome areas including student recruitment, student experience, research income, financial sustainability, workforce planning, development and change, and process improvement.

Prior to joining the University of Sheffield in 2012 Neil held a number of management roles at LGC, a global life science tools company, following a period as a post-doctoral researcher at St. Andrews University. He has a PhD from the University of Nottingham and an MBA from the University of Sheffield.

Neil has a wide range of leadership experience, gained in both the higher education and private sectors, particularly focused on income growth, strategic development, operational delivery, change management and staff development.