Anita Charlesworth

Anita Charlesworth was co-chair of the Health Foundation’s Commission on NHS productivity. She is the independent chair of the National Cancer Board, non-executive member of West and North London NHS Integrated Care Board. She is a senior visiting fellow at the Kings Fund and member of the NHS Pay Review Body.

Anita is a council member of the General Pharmaceutical Council and Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).

Anita is fellow and member of the Council of the Royal Economic Society and University of Bath, Institute for Policy Research Advisory Board. She is Honorary Professor in the College of Social Sciences at the Health Services Management Centre (HSMC) at the University of Birmingham and at the Centre for Health Economics at the University of York.

Anita has a background in government and public policy. She had roles as Chief Analyst at DCMS, Director of Public Spending at the Treasury and worked as an Economic Advisor at the Department of Health.  

Anita has an MSc in Health Economics from the University of York. She is a Trustee of Health Data Research UK and chair of the Office of Health Economics. She was awarded a CBE in the Queen’s 2017 Birthday Honours List for Services to Economics and Health Policy. In 2024 Anita was made a fellow of the Academy of Social Science.