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
Carmen Kardan Research Associate
Jonty Brawn Head of Operations
Marion Afoakwa Consultant Advisor
Caroline Haines Senior Adviser and Chair, Education Advisory Board
Stephen Perry
Finance Director and Charities Advisor
Nick Major Senior Advisor
Amy Wevill Senior Research Advisor
John Southworth Senior Advisor, Education
Katherine West Director of Research & Operations
Edward Wild
Director