Joanna Paterson
Biography
Joanna is People Director at the UK Space Agency. She provides Human Resources (HR) advice to the Agency executive committee and senior leadership team and leads on the Agency’s People Strategy to provide senior oversight for all people related activity in the delivery of the Agency’s business priorities.
Joanna joined the UK Space Agency in 2022 as Head of People Strategy and became People Director in 2024. She has over 30 years of experience working in the Civil Service, including time in many of the large departments. She is a qualified HR professional.
Director of People
The director is responsible for providing strategic HR advice to Agency teams and leading on the work to deliver the Agency’s People Strategy, supporting delivery of priority business outcomes and enabling the Agency to achieve its ambitions for the future, both within the Civil Service and across the Space Sector.