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Our people

Health Innovation Oxford and Thames Valley Directors and Board members are listed first. Scroll down or click through to the next pages for other members of our team. Alternatively, you can refine your search by using the specialties listed below.

Tara Gradwell

Tara joined in September 2018 and provides programme support to the Corporate and Patient Safety Collaborative (Maternity Network) and additional administration support across the teams. She has worked in the NHS for 11 years, supporting maternity and clinical governance teams.

Specialties: Programme Office

Marianna Lepetyukh

Marianna joined in 2017. She leads on the Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Endoscopy workstreams. Marianna has over 15 years’ experience in commercial and business development in both multinational companies and the NHS, with expertise in delivering income and business generation projects, strategic business planning and business modelling.

Specialties: Clinical Innovation Adoption

Matt Williams

Matt is the Senior Programme Manager for Mental Health with a particular interest in digital therapeutics. He has over 25 years’ experience working within the mental health, education and voluntary sectors. Matt leads projects around better support for Personality Disorders and treatments for depression and was previously the Oxford HIN Digital Health Engagement Manager working […]

Specialties: Clinical Innovation Adoption Patient Safety and Clinical Improvement Mental Health

Guy Checketts

Guy works with innovators and healthcare providers in all care settings to deliver real-world evaluations and to support the adoption and spread of clinically and cost-effective innovations across the NHS. He has over 30 years technical and commercial experience across many sectors of the medical device industry in the UK, USA and Europe, having developed […]

Specialties: Strategic and Industry Partnerships

Lauren Hudson

* Lauren is currently on maternity leave * Lauren joined in January 2020 as a project manager. She has worked in both R&D and commercial roles within the medical device and pharmaceutical industry. She supports the market access team with early evidence generation for innovators.

Specialties: Strategic and Industry Partnerships

Lucy Walters

Lucy joined in January 2021. She is responsible for managing events and communications for the Community Involvement and Workforce Innovation team both within and outside the organisation. She has over ten years’ experience in events and project management within corporate and academic fundraising settings. Lucy has a degree in International Events Management from the University […]

Specialties: Community Involvement Workforce Innovation

Ankur Chauhan

Ankur has over two decades of experience in health research, evaluation, and analytical modelling across academic, public health, and industry settings. A graduate of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, she holds a PhD and an MSc in Public Health, focusing on health economics and the prevention and management of cardiovascular and metabolic […]

Specialties: Strategic and Industry Partnerships
Ankur Chauhan

Ania Scigala-Ali

Ania joined the Patient Safety team in October 2024. She has a background in clinical and organisational psychology, research and quality improvement. She is an International Coaching Federation-accredited coach and project manager. Ania has held various front-facing and leadership roles within the NHS and third sector. She is particularly interested in co-design, culture and behaviour […]

Specialties: Patient Safety and Clinical Improvement

Eleanor Kilsby

Eleanor joined in September 2021 to lead on reporting and programme management. Eleanor is an MBA qualified, experienced PMO and Programme Manager, who has specialised in financial analysis and management reporting in both public and private sectors for the last 12 years.

Specialties: Programme Office

Rayan Altayeb

Rayan joined the organisation in 2024. She has over five years experience in research, health economics, impact investment and supporting innovators with economic evaluations and to secure funding. Rayan was previously a health economics consultant with UNAIDS, where she contributed to evaluations of HIV interventions. She holds a medical degree with dual masters degrees in […]

Specialties: Strategic and Industry Partnerships
Rayan Alteyeb