Chief Executive
Lawrence Tallon
Biography
Lawrence Tallon is the Chief Executive of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). He was previously Deputy Chief Executive at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, where he led the Trust’s approach to strategy, technology, innovation and improvement. He has extensive experience across the healthcare sector in strategy and leadership roles, including within the Department of Health and Social Care alongside ministers and NHS leaders.
Lawrence is committed to patient safety and healthcare innovation, as well as life sciences and risk-proportionate regulation.
Chief Executive
The chief executive chairs the Executive Committee, which is the highest decision-making body in the agency.