Javed Khan (charity executive)

Javed Akhter Khan OBE was the chief executive of Barnardo's, the UK's largest children's charity from 2014-2021, having previously been chief executive of Victim Support.[1]

Javed Khan
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Salford
OccupationCharity executive
Employers

Early life

Khan's parents emigrated from Jammu & Kashmir, India, and he grew up in Birmingham, England.[1]

He has a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Salford, after which he trained to be a teacher.[1][2]

Career

After training to be a teacher, Javed Khan later worked as a director of education in local government, then the Government Office for London, before becoming CEO of Victim Support.[3][4][5] In 2014 he was appointed CEO of Barnardos before stepping down in 2021.[6]

In an interview for Sky News in the summer of 2014, Khan sidestepped questions regarding whether a local Police and Crime Commissioner should resign over the systemic failure to tackle the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal.[7]

In a November 2016 interview in Management Today, Khan responded to an October 2015 cover story that charities were "in the depths of a serious crisis of trust", citing the need for "authentic and inspirational leadership".[8] In a July 2017 interview with New Philanthropy Capital, Khan explained about how difficult it was to have a real impact.[3][9]

In October 2021, Khan has been named the 2022 Chair Designate of the new Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board.[10]

Honours

In 2015, Khan was awarded an honorary doctorate by Birmingham City University.[1] In June 2018, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Salford.[11]

He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2021 Birthday Honours for services to young people and education.[12]

References
  1. "Chief Executive of Barnardo's | Javed Khan". Barnardos.org.uk. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  2. "University of Salford". Supporters.salford.ac.uk. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  3. "What does putting impact first look like? -". www.thinknpc.org. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  4. "Barnardo's 'looking into' Javed Khan armed dispute allegations". www.civilsociety.co.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  5. "Barnardo's trustees look into allegations against incoming chief Javed Khan". Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  6. "Barnardo's CEO Javed Khan to leave the charity". www.civilsociety.co.uk.
  7. "Sky News anchor accuses Barnardo's chief of fence-sitting over Rotherham scandal". Civil Society. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  8. "What business can learn from charities: Javed Khan, CEO Barnardo's". Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  9. "Glassdoor reviews - Barnardo's". Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  10. "Chair Designate appointed to the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board | Buckinghamshire CCG". www.buckinghamshireccg.nhs.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  11. Andleeb Hanif (2 August 2018). "Asian Express Newspaper - Honorary Doctorate for first non-white CEO in Barnardo's 150 year history". Asian Express Newspaper. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  12. "No. 63377". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 2021. p. B12.
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