Senior public health expert and infectious disease epidemiologist, Public Health England

Professor Fenton is a senior public health expert and infectious disease epidemiologist, who has worked in a variety of public health executive leadership roles across government and academia in the UK and internationally, including taking a leading role in London’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was awarded a CBE in the 2022 New Year honours list for services to public health. Professor Fenton is the Regional Director for London in the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities; the statutory public health advisor to the Mayor of London and the Greater London Authority, and the Regional Director of Public Health for NHS London. In addition, he is the President of the UK Faculty of Public Health and the UK government’s Chief Advisor on HIV and Chair of the HIV Action Plan Implementation Steering Group to oversee the delivery of the new HIV strategy for England.