Sir Michael Barber

BIOGRAPHY

Sir Michael Barber is an expert in education and government reform. He has worked with governments under several UK Prime Ministers – from John Major to Boris Johnson – and was Blair’s Chief Adviser on Delivery from 2001-5, when he led the Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit. His 2015 book ‘How to Run a Government’ draws directly on his experience advising governments around the world on how to deliver their policy objectives, and his latest book ‘Accomplishment - How to achieve ambitious and challenging things’ was published by Penguin in 2021.