Members

Dame Karen Dunnell (DCB)

Dame Karen Dunnell (DCB)
Chair of the Longevity Science Panel formerly National Statistician and Chief Executive of the Office for National Statistics, with experience and understanding of data resources, socio-demographic changes and public policy, is well placed to assess the impact of population trends on future life expectancy.

Professor Sir Colin Blakemore

Professor Sir Colin Blakemore
Professor of Neuroscience & Philosophy at the University of London, Emeritus Professor at Oxford and former Chief Executive of the Medical Research Council, brings knowledge of the biological basis of ageing and of trends in medical research and practice that are likely to influence life expectancy.

Professor Steven Haberman

Professor Steven Haberman
Professor of Actuarial Science and Dean of Cass Business School is experienced in statistical modelling and mortality research, with the expertise to consider how to convert the findings of scientific research into a format for actuarial analysis.

Professor David Leon

Professor David Leon
Professor of Epidemiology at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine who brings knowledge on how lifestyle and diseases affect longevity.

Professor Debora Price

Professor Debora Price
Professor of Social Gerontology at The University of Manchester. Research centres on finance over the life course, especially pensions and poverty in late life, financial services for an ageing society, household money, and the financial consequences of cohabitation and separation. Often involved in analysis and commentary on UK pension reform and pensioner poverty, a former Director of MICRA, the Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing, and past-President of the British Society of Gerontology (2016 – 2019).

Sir David Sloman

Sir David Sloman
NHS Regional Director for London and formerly chief executive officer of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.