Aidan Rave

Non-Executive Director, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire & West Berkshire NHS Integrated Care Board

As a former chief executive, deputy mayor and senior advisor, Aidan has a very practical insight into the workings of local government and the critical importance of effective governance at the heart of high-performing organisations.

He has also been a corporate-level director of two national charities, a senior civil servant within DHSC and a senior consultant with a ‘big four’ consultancy. He has held several high profile non-executive positions including the Regional Development Agency, Yorkshire Forward, and the Improvement & Development Agency for Local Government. He is also a non-executive director of the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire West (BOB) Integrated Care Board.

At GGI, Aidan focuses on board development and facilitation, with a particular emphasis on systems leadership, organisational design and senior level coaching and development. He enables senior leaders to make better decisions through both individual and board-wide coaching, reviews, advisory and challenge. He is an expert in defining organisational culture, facilitating change, assisting in organisational design and developing corporate strategy. He has extensive experience of performance turnaround and optimisation, having led organisational transformation personally, along with being an inspector and advisor.

Aidan holds a degree in Social Sciences, an MSc in human resources management and an MBA. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

Outside of work Aidan is an enthusiastic cook and a keen but frequently unsuccessful gardener.