Sue Street

Dame Sue Street, DCB, was the Permanent Secretary for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) from 2001-06. She was responsible for the overall strategy, delivery and expenditure for the whole department. This included major projects like the winning bid for the London 2012 Olympic Games and the renewal of the BBC Charter.

Between 2007-12, Street was a Strategic Adviser to Deloitte and a member of its public sector council. Prior to that she held posts in the areas of security and Criminal Justice policy serving as a Director General in the Home Office in 1999 and leading a study of the Youth Justice Board which reported in early 2010. She has held a number of pro-bono roles including the Whitehall and Industry Group, a Senior Management Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers, board member of the National School of Government and a governor of South Hampstead High School. Sue served on the main board of HMRC from 2008-10.

Her current roles include Non-Executive Director of the Ministry of Justice, trustee of the Royal Opera House, Governor of the Royal Ballet, BUPA associate and Associate Fellow of the Institute for Government. In 2014, she was appointed Non-Executive Director of Adlens, developer and manufacturer of variable focus eyewear.