Christopher Holmes(XVI)
Joined the Board on 5 December 2016. His appointment runs until 10 June 2024.
Lord Holmes MBE is Britain's most successful Paralympic swimmer, winning nine gold medals including an unrivalled six at a single Games. He was also LOCOG's Director of Paralympic Integration, responsible for leading the team that planned and delivered the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
In 2013, Chris entered the House of Lords. His areas of interest include diversity and inclusion, the digital opportunity, culture, media and sport. He has been a member of Select Committees on Digital Skills, Social Mobility, Financial Exclusion, Artificial Intelligence and currently Intergenerational Fairness and Provision. He is also Co-Chair of the all-party groups on Assistive Technology and Blockchain, Deputy Chair of the all-party groups on fintech and AI and a founding member of the group focusing on the 4th industrial revolution.
Chris is Director of a niche change, insights and innovation consultancy. He is also Diversity Adviser to the Civil Service and Chancellor of BPP University.
Chris was Non-Executive Director at UK Sport, where he helped to develop the Mission 2012 strategy which led to Great Britain's Olympic and Paralympic success at London 2012 and Rio 2016. At UK Sport, he also chaired the audit committee for seven years. He was also a lawyer at a leading City firm where he specialised in pensions and employment law.
Lord Holmes MBE is Britain's most successful Paralympic swimmer, winning nine gold medals including an unrivalled six at a single Games. He was also LOCOG's Director of Paralympic Integration, responsible for leading the team that planned and delivered the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
In 2013, Chris entered the House of Lords. His areas of interest include diversity and inclusion, the digital opportunity, culture, media and sport. He has been a member of Select Committees on Digital Skills, Social Mobility, Financial Exclusion, Artificial Intelligence and currently Intergenerational Fairness and Provision. He is also Co-Chair of the all-party groups on Assistive Technology and Blockchain, Deputy Chair of the all-party groups on fintech and AI and a founding member of the group focusing on the 4th industrial revolution.
Chris is Director of a niche change, insights and innovation consultancy. He is also Diversity Adviser to the Civil Service and Chancellor of BPP University.
Chris was Non-Executive Director at UK Sport, where he helped to develop the Mission 2012 strategy which led to Great Britain's Olympic and Paralympic success at London 2012 and Rio 2016. At UK Sport, he also chaired the audit committee for seven years. He was also a lawyer at a leading City firm where he specialised in pensions and employment law.