Michelle Mitchell

Michelle Mitchell OBE was appointed as Chief Executive of Cancer Research UK, the world’s leading charitable funder of cancer research, in November 2018. 

Michelle has extensive non-executive experience, which has included NED at NHS England, which sets the priorities and direction for the NHS in England and a Trustee of the King’s Fund, a leading health policy think-tank.

Michelle has a BA in Economics, an MA in Politics and Public Administration and an International Executive Diploma from INSEAD. She is an Honorary Fellow of the University of Cambridge’s Homerton College.

Michelle was awarded an OBE in 2015 for services to the charity sector.