Michelle Mitchell

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Michelle Mitchell
OBE
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Born
Michelle Elizabeth Mitchell

March 1972 (age 52)
Alma mater University of Manchester
University College London
Insead
Harvard Kennedy School
Employer(s) Age UK
Multiple Sclerosis Society of Great Britain
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
Charter 88
Organisation(s)Young Women's Trust
King's Fund
Power to Change Trust
Fawcett Society

Michelle Elizabeth Mitchell OBE [1] is the Chief Executive of Cancer Research UK. She has worked extensively in the charity sector, having led Age UK, the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Great Britain and the Fawcett Society.

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Education and early career

Mitchell grew up in Ellesmere Port. [2] She was the first in her family to attend university, and studied economics at the University of Manchester, earning a bachelor's degree in 1994. [2] She worked for Donald Dewar after graduating, completing a Master's degree at University College London in political administration in the evenings. [2] In 1997 she joined Charter 88, a political campaigning group who worked on the House of Lords Reform Bill 2012. [2] She earned an International Executive Diploma from INSEAD in 2005 and an Innovations in Governance qualification from the John F. Kennedy School of Government in 2006. [2] [3]

Career

Mitchell was appointed the governmental affairs adviser to the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) in 2000. [2] Mitchell worked at Age Concern as Head of Public Affairs from 2002 and Director of Communications from 2007. [4] From 2005 to 2008 Mitchell was Chair of Trustees of the Fawcett Society. [5]

She worked as Charity Director at Age UK from 2010. [4] Here, Mitchell launched Let's Talk Money to get the charity to tackle several political issues, aiming to improve old people's incomes. [4] [6] She spoke about her work on Woman's Hour. [7] When she left she appointed Hannah Pearce and Angela Kitching to job share as Head of External Relations. [8]

Mitchell served as Chief Executive of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Great Britain from 2013 to 2018. [9] [10] She oversaw a 40% increase in access to treatments for MS and launched a £100 million fundraising campaign. [11] During this time she wrote regularly for the Huffington Post. [12] She has extensive non-executive experience, including as a non-executive director of NHS England and a Trustee of the King's Fund and Power to Change Trust. [13] [14]

Mitchell was appointed the Chief Executive of Cancer Research UK in 2018. [15] [16] She is responsible for the leadership and direction of the world's leading cancer charity dedicated to saving lives through research. She has helped put the charity on a strong footing to achieve its vision of bringing about a world where everybody can lead longer, better lives, free from the fear of cancer. [17]

During her tenure at Cancer Research UK, Mitchell has overseen the publication of Longer, Better Lives: A manifesto for cancer research and care, which called on the next UK government to introduce measures that could help prevent 20,000 cancer deaths every year by 2040. [18] She also led the development of More Research, Less Cancer, the largest ever philanthropic campaign by a UK charity. [19]

Awards and honours

Mitchell was appointed Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to Older People and the Voluntary Sector. [1] [20] She was named by Cranfield University as one of the 100 Women to Watch in 2018, and was recognised as one of the 100 Influential Women in Oncology by OncoDaily. [21] [22] She joined the University of Cambridge's Homerton College as an Honorary Fellow in 2023. [23]

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  9. ↑ "Michelle Mitchell, CEO, leaving MS Society - update | Volunteer news and resources". volunteers.mssociety.org.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
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  11. ↑ "I believe you can change the world in many ways". mssociety.org.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
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  19. ↑ "More Research, Less Cancer". Cancer Research UK. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
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  21. ↑ "Cranfield 100 Women to Watch 2018 - Diversity UK" (PDF). Diversity UK. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  22. ↑ "100 Influential Women in Oncology: Key Opinion Leaders to follow on Social Media in 2023". OncoDaily.
  23. ↑ Moss, Matthew (12 June 2023). "Michelle Mitchell OBE joins as an Honorary Fellow". Homerton College, University of Cambridge. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
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