Non-executive board member

Margaret Casely-Hayford

Biography

Margaret Casely-Hayford is a non-executive board member at the Department for Education, joining in March 2025.

Margaret is highly regarded for her strategic oversight, risk and governance experience, having held high profile positions including:

  • Director of Legal Services at John Lewis Partnership
  • Non-Executive Director at NHS England
  • Chancellor of Coventry University

Alongside other roles she is currently:

  • Non-Executive Director at the Co-op Group
  • Adviser, Ultra Education
  • Trustee, The Radcliffe Trust and Concert Theatre Works
  • Trustee and Director, Gallery of Living History

Non-executive board member

Department for Education