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Tim Craven

Trustee

Tim is an experienced leader in both national and international regulated commercial organisations with in-depth technology knowledge, combined with extensive change management and customer relationship building skills. He has led multi-skilled teams through complex transformations including start-up, scale-up and restructuring programmes.

Tim has been Chair of Trustees at the University Technical College in Leeds for four years and previously Chair of the Finance, Audit, and Risk Committee. He has also been a regional local leader of governance supporting various appeals and disciplinary panels.

Tim is a National Leader of Governance and delivers external reviews and support for schools and academy trusts through the National Leaders for Governance Programme, on behalf of the National Governance Association (NGA).

Tim has been a member of an Interim Executive Board at a primary school that was turned around and is now successfully part of a Multi Academy Trust. In addition, Tim is a member of the Employment and Skills Committee within the Mayoral Regional Combined Authority. He has a passion for bringing the business and education communities together to enable students to make better career choices and business to have work ready students with relevant employability skills.

Tim has specialist experience in finance, risk, strategic planning, and organisation rescue situations, along with experience of leading high growth organisations. He has a non-executive director diploma, specialist qualifications as a change management and programme management practitioner alongside being a chartered IT professional.