# 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.

[Terms of reference](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/organisation/ueb/terms-of-reference/)

The purpose, role and responsibilities of the board.

[Meetings](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/organisation/ueb/meetings/)

UEB meets twice a month.

[Preparing papers for committees](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/organisation/governance-documents/members-secretaries/preparing-papers/)

Guidance for staff.

[UEB updates](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/organisation/ueb/updates/)

All staff emails and webinar recordings (staff login required).

[Opinion pieces](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/organisation/ueb/opinion/)

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](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/organisation/ueb/charlie-jeffery/)

Vice-Chancellor and President

### [Professor Ken Badcock](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/organisation/ueb/ken-badcock/)

Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost

### [Professor Tracy Lightfoot](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/organisation/ueb/tracy-lightfoot/)

Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education and Students)

### [Professor Kiran Trehan](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/organisation/ueb/kiran-trehan/)

Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Enterprise, Partnerships and Engagement)

### [Professor Sarah Thompson](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/organisation/ueb/sarah-thompson/)

Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)

### [Professor Andy Dougill](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/organisation/ueb/dougill/)

Dean of the Faculty of Sciences

### [Professor Duncan Petrie](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/organisation/ueb/duncan-petrie/)

Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities

### [Professor Karen Rowlingson](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/organisation/ueb/karen-rowlingson/)

Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences

### [Nigel Alcock](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/organisation/ueb/nigel-alcock/)

Chief Financial and Operating Officer

### [Vikki Goddard](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/organisation/ueb/vikki-goddard/)

Chief Academic Services Officer

### [Joan Concannon](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/organisation/ueb/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](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F2KUBwaYLjE3sIHhsbOUlSMbtKl2uB7iHEeSnuvg7y8/edit?usp=sharing).

## Subcommittees

UEB's subcommittees ([view organogram](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1BdtrXSPa3HtKMM21KRXXGqLWjYwwCYHIQsmGlYeyz10/edit?usp=sharing)) support the Board and consider and deliver more detailed work on executive, support and resource matters.

### Budget Monitoring Group

### [CONTEST Oversight Group](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/organisation/subcommittees/contest-oversight-group/)

### [Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee (EDIC)](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/departments/support-and-admin/edo/governance/edic/)

### [Faculty Executive Board (Arts & Humanities)](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/organisation/faculties/feb-arts-humanities/)

### [Faculty Executive Board (Sciences)](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/organisation/faculties/feb-sciences/)

### [Faculty Executive Board (Social Sciences)](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/organisation/faculties/feb-social-sciences/)

### Information Security Board

### [Integrated Infrastructure Board (IIB)](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/organisation/subcommittees/integrated-infrastructure-board/)

### Professional Services Executive Board

### University Spinouts Committee

### [Subsidiaries Management Group](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/organisation/subcommittees/subsidiaries-management-group/)

### [Sustainability Steering Group](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/organisation/subcommittees/sustainability-steering-group/)

### [Workplace Health and Safety Committee](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/organisation/subcommittees/health-safety-committee/)

## Contact us

**For Board enquiries: Richard Harrison**

Deputy Secretary

- [richard.harrison@york.ac.uk](mailto:richard.harrison@york.ac.uk)

**For Think Tank meetings: Becky Christou**

Senior Executive Officer to the Vice-Chancellor

- [becky.christou@york.ac.uk](mailto:becky.christou@york.ac.uk)