Alex Thompson
Acting Head of Policy (innovation, funding and civic responsibility)
Before joining the Russell Group in 2008 as a Senior Policy Adviser, Alex spent eight years working at the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), where she was responsible initially for relations with institutions in the London region, and subsequently for knowledge transfer policy and the Higher Education Innovation Fund. She also spent two years on secondment from HEFCE to the British Council in China, where she held the position of Director of Education Relations in Beijing, China.
Alex has a degree in Chinese Studies from University of Cambridge and a Master's degree in Development Administration from the University of Bristol.
Responsibilities
Alex's responsibilities include policy relating to innovation and skills, widening participation and fair access to Russell Group universities; international developments in HE and impact on the Russell Group.