Henri Murison | Chief Executive The Northern Powerhouse Partnership

Henri Murison MBE, Chief Executive, Northern Powerhouse Partnership 

Since his appointment in 2017 he has established the partnership as the business led organisation which convenes the North together. From having made the case consistently for Northern Powerhouse Rail, to challenging for a better deal for the most disadvantaged from the education system, his team are focused on how government, business and partners can drive the North’s ambitions. Before joining the Partnership, he worked in senior research and policy roles in policing and financial services, and as a former senior local government figure in Newcastle upon Tyne remains a commentator on regional and wider industrial policy.

He is a member of the Royal Society Science, Industry and Translation Committee and the Court of Newcastle University.