THE BIG PITCH 14 | Matt Whitty Director of Innovation, Research and Life Sciences at NHS England and Chief Executive of the Accelerated Access Collaborate (AAC) Matt Whitty is the Director of Innovation, Research and Life Sciences at NHS England and Chief Executive of the Accelerated Access Collaborate (AAC). He is a trained pharmacist by background and has a wealth of experience in healthcare after spending several years in clinical roles and then as a management consultant providing strategy, commercial and implementation support to the NHS, pharma and biotech. In his current role as Director at NHS England and Chief Executive of the AAC, he is working to improve health research and get the most promising innovations, including medicines, MedTech, diagnostics and digital, to NHS patients faster. Twitter: @mgwhitty Jacqui Rock Chief Commercial Officer, NHS England Jacqui joined NHSE from the UK Health Security Agency where she was Chief Commercial Officer, Head of Corporate Services and Transition Director. As a member of the NHS Test & Trace Executive Team, she was a driving force behind dynamic and rapid innovation and technology development in the supply chain. Jacqui was formerly director for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation at the Ministry of Defence and is a member of the Cabinet Office Commercial Function. She joined the UK government after 30 years in the financial services industry where she held multiple executive positions in companies including Credit Suisse, JP Morgan, Barclays and Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Jacqui leads the vital work of the Commercial directorate, driving the NHS to improve delivery, quality, efficiency and value of our procurement and wider estates management, services and functions, and supporting the spread of innovations across the NHS. Twitter: @jacquirock1
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