Our board

Our board is responsible for the overall control and strategic direction of the NHF.

Maggie Galliers CBE

Chair

Maggie has over a decade of non-executive experience in the education sector, following a 40 year career in education which included 15 years acting as CEO at several colleges.

Most recently, Maggie has served as chair of The National Learning and Work Institute since 2016 and is Pro-Chancellor and Chair of Council for Buckinghamshire New University. She was awarded a CBE in 2009 in recognition of her services to local and national further education.

Waqar Ahmed

Waqar Ahmed2 2022

Group Finance Director at L&Q.

Steve Coffey

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Chief Executive of Torus.

Ruth Cooke

Chief Executive of GreenSquareAccord.

Victor da Cunha

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Group Chief Executive at Curo Group.

Kate Henderson

Kate Henderson 2022

Chief Executive of National Housing Federation.

Ian Martin

Chief Executive of Estuary Housing Association.

Evie John

Evie John 2022

Director at Inner Circle.

Ian McDermott

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Chief Executive of Peabody.

Suzanne Rastrick OBE

Suzanne Rastrick New 2022

Chief Allied Health Professions Officer (England).

Jessica Studdert

Jessica Studdert 2022

Deputy Chief Executive, New Local.

Gail Teasdale

Gail Teasdale 2022

Chief Executive of Broadacres Housing Association.

Meet our leadership team