Supported by an independent team, our influential leadership board works together across our five partners, utilising their local, national and international influence to expand the region’s capacity for health and care innovation, improved training and cross-sector research.
Chair: Professor Sir Jonathan Montgomery (until 1 July 2026)
Board members:
- Professor Astrid Schloerscheidt, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University
- Mr Grant Macdonald, Chief Executive Officer, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust*
- Professor Gavin Screaton, Head of Medical Sciences Division, University of Oxford
- Professor Gary Ford CBE, Chief Executive Officer, Health Innovation Oxford and Thames Valley
- Simon Crowther, Interim Chief Executive, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Dr Nick Broughton, Chief Executive, Thames Valley ICB
- Professor Keith Channon, OAHP Director
The following attend all board meetings:
- Professor Helen McShane, Director of the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre
- Professor Paul Carding, Director of OxInMAHR, Oxford Brookes University
- Professor Rachel Upthegrove, Director, NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre
- Professor Kam Bhui, Co-Director, NIHR Thames Valley Applied Research Collaboration (ARC)
- Professor Shivani Sharma, Co-Director, NIHR Thames Valley Applied Research Collaboration (ARC)
- Dr Harriet Teare, OAHP Chief Operating Officer
- Megan Turmezei, OAHP Board Secretary and Senior Programme Manager
Professor Meghana Pandit, Chief Executive Officer, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is currently on an 18 month secondment with the Department of Health and Social Care/NHS England but will return to this post part time from 1 April 2026 and full time from 1 October 2026.
Cathy Lenihan joins the OAHP on 22 June as Joint Research Office Transformation Lead working with Senior Leaders and research teams across the Partners.
*Please note that Grant Macdonald retires during the summer of 2026 and will be replaced by Dr Michael Holland as Chief Executive of Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust.
Former Chair to 31 March 2024: Professor Sir John Bell CH GBE,