Liz Bromley

Liz worked in Higher Education for more than 20 years holding senior roles at the Open University, Salford University, Goldsmiths, the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), and at the University Alliance, before joining NCG as Chief Executive in August 2019.

First in her family to go to University, Liz studied English Language and Literature at Worcester College, Oxford. She has been a passionate advocate for social equality and for widening access to all forms of education, in practical as well as in policy terms, throughout her career. Liz is well known across the education sector for leadership development, change management, entrepreneurial leadership, and for building organisational capability and capacity.

Liz has held a number of non-executive roles and is currently Deputy Chair of the Sir John Brunner Foundation in Cheshire and a member of the Audit Committee. She is a council member of the CBI (North East), the NE LEP’s Industrial Growth Board, a member of the Advisory Board of the Newcastle Business School, and a member of the Advisory Board of Common Purpose.