South West RDA: Executive - Jane Henderson

Jane Henderson - Chief Executive

Jane Henderson succeeded Geoff Wilkinson as Chief Executive of the South West of England Regional Development Agency.

Before joining the South West RDA, Jane was Senior Strategic Adviser on Sustainable Communities at the Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA).

Jane has had a distinguished public service career, including posts in the Northern Ireland Office, H.M. Treasury, Department of Employment, the Higher Education Funding Council for England and the Rural Development Commission.

Before joining IDeA, Jane spent seven years as Regional Director in the Government Office for the South West. In 2004 she was appointed a Companion of the Bath (CB) for services to South West England.

Email: jane.henderson@southwestrda.org.uk