Kevin Skinner

With over 23 years within UK public services Kevin’s main role now is to partner with public, private and third sector organisations to help them win and deliver support contracts in central and local government and the NHS. Kevin was previously an Executive Director for a specialist health, social care and children’s services company. He was responsible for the origination of new projects, products and partnerships – and for the management of events.

Until early 2006, Kevin was Head of the Inter-Authority Partnership Unit, Kent County Council’s delivery agent for council-to-council improvement contracts. From 2003 -2006, Kevin was Strategic Policy Manager in KCC, his major brief being to work with the Innovation Forum of high-performing English councils on national projects such as LAAs.

Kevin first graduated from Stirling University in Scotland, returning to London to work in Education Welfare for the Inner London Education Authority. He qualified as a social worker at the LSE and worked his way up through social services operations in different English councils, initially in children’s services, then in mental health services. He is still a registered social worker.

After graduating with Distinction in an MBA from the University of Kent in 1995, he was appointed to lead integration projects in Kent at the NHS – local government interface. Kevin has developed passion for children’s services, public health, localism and service improvement: In 2004, he edited the Smith Institute publication, Community Leadership & Public Health: The Role of Local Authorities, launched at 11 Downing Street.