Preceded by Prof. Janet Beer Profession Scientist Residence Mangotsfield | Nationality British Name Steven West | |
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Born March 21, 1961
London, England ( 1961-03-21 ) Alma mater University of Westminster | ||
Preceded by Sir Howard Newby, CBE | ||
Steven George West (born 27 March 1961) is a British podiatrist, the vice-chancellor of the University of the West of England and the current Chairman of the University Alliance
Biography
He trained as a podiatrist before becoming a lecturer and senior lecturer at The Chelsea School of Podiatric Medicine, London Foot Hospital and the University of Westminster in 1984. In 1990 he became head of Podiatry at Huddersfield University and became dean of the School of Health & Behavioural Sciences in 1992. In 1995 he moved to the University of the West of England in Bristol and held posts as dean of the faculty of Health & Social Care and pro vice-chancellor and deputy vice-chancellor before being appointed as vice-chancellor in 2008.
He is a fellow of the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists, a fellow of the College of Podiatric Medicine Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists, a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and serves on a number of national education and research committees advising on the future funding and contracting for health-related programmes and research in England, acting as a non-executive director of the South Strategic Health Authority. He served as chair of the South West CBI, Universities South West, chair for the University Alliance, and is a board member of Universities UK and chair of the Health and Research Policy Group, is a board member of the Leadership Foundation, President of Business West and the Bristol Chamber of commerce and Initiative chair of the West of England Academic Health Science Network and a regional board member of The Prince's Trust. He maintains research interests in Dynamic and Static Foot Pressure. He is a Deputy Lieutenant of Gloucestershire.
His leisure-time interests include scuba diving. He lives in Mangotsfield, Gloucestershire and is married with five children.
West was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to higher education.