Jeremy Hughes MA, CBE

Jeremy Hughes joined Alzheimer’s Society in 2010. He is leading the charity in its five-year transformational strategy ‘New Deal on Dementia’ 2017-22. Jeremy co-chairs the Dementia Friendly Communities Champions Group with top broadcaster Angela Rippon for the UK Prime Minister. Jeremy was previously Chief Executive of Breakthrough Breast Cancer. Before that, he was Head of External Affairs at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. His career in health and social care charities includes leadership posts at the British Red Cross, Leonard Cheshire, Muscular Dystrophy and NCH Action for Children. Jeremy is Vice-Chair of the World Dementia Council and a member of the NHS Assembly. Jeremy was awarded the CBE, for services to older people, in the Queen's Birthday Honours 2015. In December 2018, he received an Honorary Doctorate from Exeter University in recognition of his outstanding contributions to dementia research.