This question was put to me over the weekend, and in its simplicity, it really got me thinking. I have been a professional Chief Executive in the Charity, 3rd sector and trade association space for more than 20 years now. It is a job I cherish and enjoy every day, but I don’t always spendRead more about What does a CEO do?[…]

I could not be more honoured to have been awarded an OBE in the Kings’ Birthday Honours List 2024, as announced in the London Gazette on the 15th June. The award is in recognition of my work supporting “the arts, libraries and museums”. That short sentence captures so much of what I have worked towardsRead more about On being awarded an OBE[…]

I was honoured to be invited to speak alongside Dame Carole Black, Chair of the British Library Board at the recent event celebrating their International Leadership Programme. A summary of my speech is provided below: Thank you so much Dame Carol and the British Library team for giving me this opportunity to address you today.Read more about Speech: British Library International Programme[…]

This is one of a series of re-posts from blogs I wrote between 2006-2012 since the site they’re on is about to be archived. This was originally published for the Collections Trust (http://www.collectionstrust.org.uk).  In case I haven’t already made it abundantly clear – I love museums, libraries and archives. I think that investing in professionalRead more about Culture must always be a Commons[…]

OK, let me get this out of the way from the beginning. I am not an Apple fanboy. I own an iPod, but I have never used a Macbook (I don’t trust anything that doesn’t have a DOS prompt). I have tried to avoid writing this post, but for some reason it just won’t goRead more about If Steve Jobs Made a Museum[…]