David McNulty
I am currently chief executive of Surrey County Council. Surrey is one of the largest councils in UK responsible for 1.1 million residents and with a gross budget of £1.8 billion employing 29 000 staff. I have an expertise in turning around poorly performing organizations using learning organization approaches.
Previously I was chief executive at Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council (MBC) and part of innovative work bringing together ten councils in the Greater Manchester region. I was part of the senior team that helped to turn around Walsall MBC from being the poorest council in the country to a high performing one. Before that I established a multi award winning lifelong learning service at Blackburn with Darwen.
Interests/Expertise:
- Strategies for improving long term performance in complex organisations.
- Transforming cultures in complex organisations and multi agency partnerships.
- Enhancing public value
- Leadership for innovation
- Working with disadvantaged groups
Recent research/consultancy:
- Chair of South East Strategic Chief Executives 2010 – continuing
- One of CEOs leading SE7 an ambitious programme to share services across seven major authorities in South East England.
- Commissioner for Colleges in their Communities parliamentary commission of inquiry 2011
- Board Member for Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS)
Selected publications:
- Lifelines 10: Working with Asian Heritage Communities David McNulty (NIACE November 2003)
- Dreams, Dialogues and Desires :Building a Learning Community in Blackburn with Darwen David McNulty ( NIACE June 2005 )
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