Nadia Ness, Executive Director of Transformation, University of Glasgow

Nadia Ness is Executive Director of Transformation at the University of Glasgow. Our conversation covers a wide range of topics about prioritising and leading change across the University, and the focus that Nadia places on people and partnership to deliver change well. With the earlier part of her career having been in senior roles in the corporate sector, including at Ikea, we also reflect upon the similarities and differences between that environment and leading change in HE. And on the theme of change and transformation, we additionally take a brief detour to talk about Nadia’s recent experience of stepping out of the workplace for a period of maternity leave, and some of the perspectives on change that she has since brought back.