University Executive Board
Source: https://www.york.ac.uk/about/organisation/ueb/ Parent: https://www.york.ac.uk/about/departments/
The University Executive Board (UEB) acts as the University’s executive leadership team.
As part of its governance role, Council delegates decision-making responsibility to the Vice-Chancellor and UEB.
Led by the Vice-Chancellor, UEB oversees the delivery of our University vision and strategy and ensures there is effective leadership, management and co-ordination of all our major academic and Professional Services activities.
Its responsibilities include resources (for example, people, finance, technology and estates), organisation (for example, structures, policies and decision making) and services (for example systems, projects and service delivery).
UEB monitors and interprets external events, for example financial or political developments, to understand any likely impact on the University. It supplies Council and its committees with executive reports, draft budgets and accounts, key performance indicators, benchmarking information on capital investment and reports on risk management.
The purpose, role and responsibilities of the board.
UEB meets twice a month.
Preparing papers for committees
Guidance for staff.
All staff emails and webinar recordings (staff login required).
Published comment pieces written by the Vice-Chancellor and members of UEB.
Meet the Board
UEB members include the Vice-Chancellor and President, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost, the Pro-Vice-Chancellors, the Deans of Faculties, the Chief Financial and Operating Officer and the Chief Academic Services Officer.
Professor Charlie Jeffery
Vice-Chancellor and President
Professor Ken Badcock
Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost
Professor Tracy Lightfoot
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education and Students)
Professor Kiran Trehan
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Enterprise, Partnerships and Engagement)
Professor Sarah Thompson
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)
Professor Andy Dougill
Dean of the Faculty of Sciences
Professor Duncan Petrie
Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Professor Karen Rowlingson
Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences
Nigel Alcock
Chief Financial and Operating Officer
Vikki Goddard
Chief Academic Services Officer
Joan Concannon
Chief Reputation and Stakeholder Relations Officer
Declarations of interest
- View UEB members' declarations of interest for the period 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2026.
Subcommittees
UEB's subcommittees (view organogram) support the Board and consider and deliver more detailed work on executive, support and resource matters.
Budget Monitoring Group
CONTEST Oversight Group
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee (EDIC)
Faculty Executive Board (Arts & Humanities)
Faculty Executive Board (Sciences)
Faculty Executive Board (Social Sciences)
Information Security Board
Integrated Infrastructure Board (IIB)
Professional Services Executive Board
University Spinouts Committee
Subsidiaries Management Group
Sustainability Steering Group
Workplace Health and Safety Committee
Contact us
For Board enquiries: Richard Harrison
Deputy Secretary
For Think Tank meetings: Becky Christou
Senior Executive Officer to the Vice-Chancellor