Dr Alex Bols is Chief of Staff at the University of East Anglia, working closely with the Vice Chancellor and President to deliver key aspects of the UEA’s strategy. He is a member of the Board of Governors at Rose Bruford College and was previously on the Boards at the University College of Osteopathy and Writtle University College. He is also an experienced school governor having been a governor in seven schools and chairing three of their governing bodies.
He was previously Deputy Chief Executive Officer at GuildHE – one of the representative bodies in UK higher education – from 2014-2024. He has worked across the higher education sector throughout his career including as Executive Director of the 1994 Group, Head of Higher Education and Assistant Director (Research) at NUS, Senior Campaigns, Conferences and Events Officer at Universities UK and Secretary General of the European Students’ Union.