Richard Calvert

Biography

Richard Calvert is Director General of the Strategy and Resources Directorate at the Department for Education. He was appointed in September 2015.

His previous roles include:

• Director General for Finance and Corporate Performance at the Department for International Development
• Private Secretary to both Lynda Chalker and Clare Short
• Director of Strategy and Resources at the Food Standards Agency
• Head of Service Quality in the Children, Schools and Family Directorate at Hertfordshire county council
• working in Brussels at the UK’s Permanent Representation to the EU, where he was responsible for EU relations with developing countries
• Independent Adviser and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee at the National Assembly for Wales

Richard’s current non-executive roles within the public sector include being a board member of Hightown Housing Association and a Governor of the University of Hertfordshire.

He is also a qualified management accountant.