Alongside the David Muir Speaker Series, we bring high-profile public service practitioners to the University of Glasgow to share their experiences and career pathways, in order to inspire and inform the next generation about the benefits of a career in public service.
We are currently working with the UK Cabinet Office to bring senior members of staff to speak to students about a career in the civil service.
By the end of 2023/24, the Cabinet Office will have around 400 members of staff based in Glasgow, with the headcount expected to grow. This is an incredibly exciting opportunity for a key function of the UK Government to build greater links both with the University of Glasgow and the wider Glasgow community.
Speakers so far have included Dr Roz Rivaz (Chair of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority), Chris Stark (Chair of the Climate Change Committee), Alex Chisholm (Cabinet Office COO) and Elizabeth Passey (Chair of the Rural Payments Agency and Convenor of Court at the University of Glasgow).
Read more about our collaboration with the Cabinet Office here.
Other speakers at previous John Smith Centre employability events have included:
- Teddy Goff (Digital Director for President Obama's re-election campaign)
- Joel Benenson (Democratic pollster)
- Rt Hon Ed Balls (Former UK Treasury Advisor, Shadow Chancellor and Strictly Come Dancing contestant)
- Liz Allen (Deputy Communications Director and Deputy Personal Assistant to President Obama)
- Adewale Adeyemo (Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council and President Obama's senior international economic advisor)
- Gavin Kelly (Former Deputy Chief of Staff to Gordon Brown and CEO of the Resolution Foundation)
- Nick Pearce (Former Head of Policy at No. 10 and CEO of the Institute of Public Policy Research)
- Nick Pearce (Former Head of Policy at No. 10 and CEO of the Institute of Public Policy Research)