Carolyn is currently a Professor at Birmingham Leadership Institute, University of Birmingham. She has undertaken senior executive roles at local and national levels including the combined role of chief executive of a local authority and chief accountable officer at an NHS clinical commissioning group. Her national experience includes Expert Adviser Health and Care, Number 10 Downing Street and Director of Contain, NHS Test & Trace. Her academic interests include system leadership, and her doctorate explored the relationship between trust and control in organisations. Carolyn is a Trustee of the Kings Fund and chair of Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES).