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Ian Wilson

Ian Wilson joined the College in 2020 as Chair of the Finance Committee.

Ian is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and an accredited professional Pension Trustee. He has over 25 years of experience working with global blue-chip companies, including various Finance Director roles, and leading large multi-functional business services organisations in both the private and public sectors.

Ian now focuses on Non-Executive Director and Pension Trustee roles. He is currently a Non-Executive Director at the Department Work & Pensions, the Government Actuary’s Department and UK Research and Innovation Audit and Risk Committee. In addition, he chairs the Trustee Board of a UK top 50 pension fund, is a Trustee with the Church of England Pension Fund and a Trustee at the Royal College of GPs.  He has previous experience as a Non-Executive Director with the NHS and Ministry of Defence.

Ian holds an MA in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge and is an alumni of the London Business School.

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