Joanna Davidson (Past staff)

Biography

Joanna has a background in senior leadership in the public and charitable sectors having been chief executive of a county council, London borough and national charity. Her professional background is in housing and regeneration and she has worked in London, the North East and the Home Counties.  

Alongside her mainstream career she has held non-executive and chair roles spanning a range of local, regional and national organisations. Past appointments include Notting Hill Housing Trust, Shelter, Oxford Brookes University and the former Government Office for the South East. She is currently a trustee of two conservation charities and a regional tourism organisation.  

Joanna was awarded a CBE for services to local government in 2011 and an Honorary Doctorate from Oxford Brookes University in 2014.

Responsibilities

Responsible for providing overall leadership to the London Assembly’s Secretariat, providing strategic and operational advice and expertise to the Assembly to ensure it achieves its objectives of holding the Mayor to account; and any other matters which the Assembly considers to be of importance to London.

Manage the Secretariat Directorate (staffing and budget) effectively, ensuring high-quality services are provided to support the London Assembly Members, and taking overall responsibility for the provision of policy advice, the implementation of decisions and the development and management of all services and activities within the Secretariat’s allotted area of accountability.