UK Biobank
Gareth Gregory has a diverse and extensive work experience spanning various industries and roles. Gareth currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer at UK Biobank, a position they have held since 2019. In this role, they are responsible for finance, procurement, and human resources, leading a team of 12. Gareth also served as the CFO for UK Biocentre, a subsidiary of UK Biobank, from 2019 to 2020.
Prior to their role at UK Biobank, Gareth worked at the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) from 2014 to 2019. Gareth held the position of Director for Finance, where they led the finance, corporate performance, planning, and risk management functions. In addition, they acted as the Chief Finance Officer between May and July 2019.
Before joining DBS, Gareth worked at MITIE as the Head of Finance for Mitie PFI Ltd/Mitie Managed Services Ltd. Gareth provided financial advice and support to the managing director and senior leadership team, overseeing a client portfolio exceeding GBP100m in turnover.
Gareth also has experience in the sports industry, having worked at Manchester United as the Group Commercial Accountant on a temporary contract, where they provided finance business support and business partnering services across the organization.
Furthermore, Gareth has held roles at Auckland Transport, Auckland Council, Deloitte New Zealand, and the UK National Audit Office, where they gained skills in infrastructure support management, business planning and evaluation, strategic analysis, project management, and auditing.
Overall, Gareth Gregory brings a wealth of financial expertise and a proven track record of leadership and financial management across a range of industries.
Gareth Gregory attended the Cranfield School of Management from 2019 to 2021, where they obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree. Prior to that, they attended the University of Cambridge from 1997 to 2000, where they earned a Bachelor's degree in Natural Sciences (MA).
UK Biobank
UK Biobank is a large-scale biomedical database and research resource containing genetic, lifestyle and health information from half a million UK participants. UK Biobank’s database, which includes blood samples, heart and brain scans and genetic data of the 500,000 volunteer participants, is globally accessible to approved researchers who are undertaking health-related research that’s in the public interest. UK Biobank recruited 500,000 people aged between 40-69 years in 2006-2010 from across the UK. With their consent, they provided detailed information about their lifestyle, physical measures and had blood, urine and saliva sample collected and stored for future analysis. UK Biobank’s research resource is a major contributor in the advancement of modern medicine and treatment, enabling better understanding of the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of serious and life-threatening illnesses – including cancer, heart diseases and stroke. UK Biobank is generously supported by its founding funders the Wellcome Trust and UK Medical Research Council, as well as the Department of Health, Scottish Government, the Northwest Regional Development Agency, British Heart Foundation and Cancer Research UK. The organisation has over 150 dedicated members of staff, based in multiple locations across the UK.