Margaret Casely-Hayford is a non-executive board member at the Department for Education, joining in March 2025.

Margaret is highly regarded for her strategic oversight, risk and governance experience, having held high profile positions including:

• Director of Legal Services at John Lewis Partnership

• Non-Executive Director at NHS England

• Chancellor of Coventry University

Alongside other roles she is currently:

• Non-Executive Director at the Co-op Group

• Adviser, Ultra Education

• Trustee, The Radcliffe Trust and Concert Theatre Works

• Trustee and Director, Gallery of Living History