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Vanessa Wilson
Chief Executive Officer, University Alliance
Vanessa became CEO at University Alliance in 2019, after a period as Director of Commercial and Communications at UK Sport.
Vanessa has also previously held a number of senior strategic communications, campaigns and marketing roles across Whitehall – including at the Department for Education and the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2005-2011).
Since her appointment, Vanessa has grown University Alliance’s membership to 16 of the UK's leading professional and technical universities, and solidified the Alliance’s position as experts in high-level skills development, innovation and university business support.