Trustees and Patrons
Dr Timothy Walker CB
Timothy joined the Charity in 2005, having begun his career as an academic scientist, teaching and doing research between the borders of chemistry and physics. Following a short spell with the GLC, he joined the Department of Trade and Industry and worked on telecommunications liberalisation, aid to industry and managed IT R&D programmes. He was responsible for civil nuclear issues at the Department of Energy from 1989-95 when he moved to be head of immigration in the Home Office. He was Deputy Chairman of HM Customs and Excise from 1998-200, when he became Director General of the Health and Safety Executive, retiring in 2005.
He is now the Third Church Estates Commissioner, a non executive director of the London Strategic health authority, a member of the Scientific Council of the International Risk Governance Council and a trustee of the DeMorgan Foundation. He is 62, married with three daughters, and lives in Balham.