Ian Forber

Biography

Ian Forber was appointed acting Director General Nuclear at the Ministry of Defence in May 2016.

Prior to being appointed, Ian held a number of senior posts at the MOD, including:

• Director of Strategic Programmes, including responsibility for the nuclear deterrent
• Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Defence
• Head of Iraq Policy
• Assistant Director Africa and Asia-Pacific

In 2010, Ian conducted the ‘Trident value for money’ study, scrutinising plans to renew the UK’s independent nuclear deterrent and was subsequently seconded to the Cabinet Office as Head of the Defence and Counter-Proliferation Team from where he led the Trident Alternatives Review.