BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS
Jan Williams, OBE
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Holds/has held a number of public roles across health, policing and criminal justice, education and third sector.
NON-EXECUTIVE PORTFOLIO
An extensive non-executive portfolio throughout career at UK, England and Wales and all-Wales levels. Roles include:
2017 – to date
Chair, Public Health Wales
2019 – end 2023
Member, Home Office Domestic Homicide Review (DHR) Quality Assurance Panel for England and Wales
2020- beg 2022
Independent Member, Human Tissue Authority
2013-2017
Commissioner for Wales, Cheshire and Merseyside, Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC)
EARLIER NON-EXECUTIVE ROLES
UK Bodies: Nursing and Midwifery Council: Independent Panel Chair, Investigating Committee (2012-13)
ACAS Council Membership (1998- 2003)
Skills for Health Council (2006-2009)
All Wales Bodies
Public Services Ombudsman Wales Independent Panel (2012-2017)
Supporting People Advisory Board (2012-2013)
A Healthier Wales Transformation Advisory Board (2018-2021)
Third Sector
Techniquest Education Science Charity, Trustee, Council and Audit Committee Member (2003-2010)
Education Sector
Member, Swansea University Council and Finance Committee (1996-1999)
EXECUTIVE PORTFOLIO
Held a number of senior leadership positions across Wales, including for 24 years at Chief Executive level, including: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (2009-2012); National Leadership and Innovation Agency for Healthcare in Wales (2004-2009); Bro Taf Health Authority (1999-2003). Earlier career included a number of senior and middle management roles, following successful completion of the UK NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme (1980-1982)
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
MBA, Cardiff Business School (1994); Postgraduate Certificate in Health Economics, Aberdeen University (1985); MA, University of Wales (1978); First Class BA, University of Wales (1976); 2 ‘A’ levels (1973); 1 S level (1973) 8 ‘O’ levels (1971)
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AWARDED
Fellowship of the Royal Society of Public Health (2017); Companionship of the Chartered Management Institute (2011); Companionship of the Institute of Health and Social Care Management (2003)
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD)
Throughout career has maintained CPD through: formal strategic leadership programmes (Harvard; King’s Fund; Nuffield Trust; Cornell, USA; UK National School of Government); study tours (Canada, USA, Sweden and Denmark, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Kenya, Germany); action learning sets; legislation, policy and technical updates for specific roles; two secondment opportunities in the senior civil service.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Has written to publication standard during career, including on governance, change management and learning and public sector operating environments.
· “Valuing Governance: When Sovereign meets System Governance” Combe, S. and Williams, J., Bevan Commission, 2022
· “Valuing Governance: Building a Mature Governance Model” Bevan Commission, August, 2020
· “Valuing Governance: Resetting the Dial”, Combe, S. and Williams, J., Bevan Commission, May 2020.
· “Good Practice in the Management of Transition”, Williams, J. NLIAH Briefing Paper, 2009
· “Measuring the Impact of Learning”, Williams, J; Wooding, N. Catalyst. Issue 10 Spring 2008.
· “Cut and Thrust: how Wales went its own way’, Williams, J and Ham, C. Health Service Journal. 3 August 2006
· “Welsh Courage” - article on the legacy of ill-health inherited by the National Assembly - Healthcare Today July/August 1998