Sir Julian Hartley joined as Chief Executive in December 2024.
Sir Julian was the Chief Executive of NHS Providers from February 2023 to November 2024.
Prior to leading NHS Providers, he has had a distinguished career as chief executive of several organisations, including 10 years as Chief Executive of Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, where he led a major programme of culture change and staff engagement to deliver improved quality, operational and financial performance.
He has served as a non-executive director on the board of the Department of Health and Social Care and is an Honorary Professor of Health Leadership at Leeds University.
In 2019 Sir Julian was managing director at NHS Improving Quality and was asked to be the executive lead for the development of the interim NHS People Plan. In 2022 he was awarded the Knights Bachelor for his services to healthcare in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
