Clare Tickell

As Chief Executive of NCH since January 2005, Clare Tickell has been responsible for one of the UK's largest and most important charities. NCH employs nearly 7,000 people in 500 projects across the UK and in parts of the Caribbean and Africa, supporting more than 160,000 children, young people and their families.

Throughout her career, Clare has been committed to improving the lives of our most excluded and vulnerable fellow citizens. Her previous role was as Chief Executive of Stonham Housing Association, which more than doubled in size under Clare's leadership. She has also held many non-executive and advisory positions in the voluntary and housing sectors, as well as in the Social Exclusion Unit, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, the Department of Health and the Audit Commission.

Clare is a member of the management board of the Information Commission, the Ministerial Third Sector Commissioning Task Force, and the Public Interest General Council of the Office of Public Management. She is a trustee of the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations, and in July 2006 she became Chair of Praxis, the organisation which helps new residents integrate in the UK, including both refugees and economic migrants. She also jointly chairs the Department for Education and Skills Third Sector Forum for Children’s and Young People's Services, with the minister for children Parmjit Dhanda.

Clare lives in West London, with her husband - an art director in the film industry - and her two teenage sons.