Neil Carmichael
Senior Advisor, Education and International

Neil is an Honorary Professor of Politics and Education at the University of Nottingham and at UCL.

Outside his role at Wild Search, Neil holds a number of positions. He is the Chair of the Association of Dental Groups and Chief Executive of UCEC, an organisation which facilitates educational exchange and cooperation between UK and China. He is a Trustee of the Sir Edward Heath Charitable Foundation and the Sir Heinze Koeppler Trust. He also farms in Northumberland.

Neil was Member of Parliament for Stroud (2010-17), serving on the Education Select Committee throughout this period and latterly as Chair. He established the All Parliamentary Party Group (APPG) on School Leadership and Governance, Chair of Vascular Disease APPG, producing influential reports on clinical methods and took the Antarctic Act 2013 through Parliament.

Neil has been an adviser for Wild Search since 2014 and has contributed to a number of Wild Research publications, three of which focus on Education Governance.

 

 

The Wild Search Team


 

Edward Wild
Director

 

Maia von Malaisé Head of Operations

 

Amy Wevill Director of Research

 
Stephen Perry Finance Director and Charities Adviser

Stephen Perry
Finance Director and Charities Advisor

 
 
 
 

Caroline Haines Senior Adviser & Chair, Education Advisory Board

John Southworth Senior Advisor, Education

Toby Salt Senior Adviser, Education

Nick Major Senior Adviser, Agriculture & Farming