Michael Lynas

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Michael Lynas (born 3 October 1981) [1] was the Chief Executive of the National Citizen Service (NCS). [2] He was replaced in the role by Mark Gifford on 2 March 2020. [3]

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Early life

After graduating from Eton College, from 2000 to 2003 Lynas studied Social and Political Sciences at Trinity College, Cambridge, [4] and he was also the President of the Cambridge Union. [5]

In 2003, he was awarded a Frank Knox Memorial Fellowship to study at the Kennedy School of Government, at Harvard University. He received a Master's in Public Policy in 2005. [6] [ where? ]

Career

Bain & Company

Michael worked as a consultant at global strategy consulting firm Bain & Company. [7]

No. 10 Downing Street

In June 2010 he became a senior policy adviser to the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, in the Number 10 Policy Unit. He worked on a range of policy areas including London 2012, equal marriage and National Citizen Service.

National Citizen Service

The National Citizen Service was piloted by The Challenge in 2009. [8] Lynas joined NCS Trust, the government body overseeing the programme, in 2013 where he served as the Chief Executive. The NCS Trust is headquartered in west London, south of the A40 (Westway, London), near the junction (Westway Roundabout) with the West Cross Route (A3220).

In September 2019 he announced his resignation, with NCS Trust facing criticism on being overly expensive and failing to hit participation targets. [9]

Other interests

He serves as a Trustee for two charities: Generation Change, [10] an independent partnership of charities that together help over 600,000 young people each year to take part in social action, and the John Browne Memorial Trust. [11] He is also listed as a Big Changer, by Big Change, a social impact accelerator to support young people. [12]

He has also written about youth issues, including as a columnist for the i newspaper. [13]

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References

  1. Companies House
  2. "National Citizen Service Bill [Lords] - Hansard". hansard.parliament.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  3. Plummer, John (8 January 2020). "Retail expert to take over at top of the NCS Trust". Third Sector. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  4. Trinity Annual Report
  5. Cambridge Union
  6. NCS Trust
  7. Third Sector
  8. "Our story | the Challenge". Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  9. "Founder of National Citizen Service Trust to step down as chief executive".
  10. Generation Change
  11. John Browne Memorial Trust
  12. Big Change
  13. i news
Civic offices
Preceded by
New organisation
Chief Executive of the
National Citizen Service (NCS)

January 2014 -
Succeeded by
Incumbent