Baroness Dido Harding
Biography
Diana Mary “Dido” Harding, Baroness Harding is the chairwoman of NHS Improvement and former chief executive of the TalkTalk Group. On graduation she joined the management consultancy McKinsey & Company. In February 2017, Harding announced she would stand down after seven years as CEO of TalkTalk in May 2017, to focus more on her public service activities. In October 2017, she was appointed chair of NHS Improvement, which is responsible for overseeing all NHS hospitals, comprising foundation trusts and NHS trusts, as well as independent providers that provide NHS-funded care. In January 2018, Harding joined the main board of Jockey Club, which runs many of British horseracing’s most popular events, including the Grand National, the Cheltenham Festival and the Derby.