Baroness Warwick is currently the Chair of the Human Tissue Authority. Before that, she was Chief Executive of Universities UK for 14 years where she led a body representing the executive heads of 130 universities, both nationally and internationally.
Diana was a leading trade unionist, a senior negotiator for the Civil and Public Services Association, General Secretary of the Association of University Teachers and Chief Executive of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy.
Diana has also held a number of non-executive and public interest roles including:
2001 - 2009 - Non-executive director of the Universities’ Superannuation Scheme (USS) Ltd
1995 – 2005 - Chair of Voluntary Service Overseas (and is still life Vice-President).
She was a member of the Nolan/Neill Committee on standards in public life; a Board Member of the British Council; a trustee of the Commonwealth Institute; a member of the Employment Appeal Tribunal; and a non-executive Director of Lattice (now National Grid plc).
She is currently trustee of the National Council for Voluntary Organisation and Chair of Trustees of the charity, the International Students’ House.
Diana was awarded a life peerage in 1999 in recognition for her public service.