Jonathan Grant

• ‘Held the pen’ on King’s College London’s, Vision 2029 and oversaw the implementation of Service as the third pillar of the academic mission to be ranked 9^th in THE impact rankings
• FoundedKing’s Policy Institute, an innovative unit that focuses on the translation of academic research into policy impacts
• Contributed to bringing antimicrobial resistance into focus through The Drug’s Don’t Work, a jointly authored book with the UK Chief Medical Officer Dame Sally Davies
• Advised on the assessment of research impact as part of the UK’s Research Excellence Framework, involving a formative evaluation and synthesis of the c7000 impact case studies
• Provided analytical support to the development and implementation of the UK’s Department of Health’s Best Research for Best Health
• Authored The New Power University. The social purpose of higher education in the 21^st century, to be published by Pearson.

Jonathan has held several roles at King’s College London, including vice-president, vice-principal (service), associate principal (strategy) and director of the Policy Institute. He has also been president of RAND Europe, head of policy at Wellcome Trust and a trustee at Fight for Sight.

Jonathan holds a PhD in medicine from King’s College London and a BsC in Economics from London School of Economics.

Jonathan enjoys being with his family, spending time in Spain, watching sport (and fishing when he finds the time!).