Ian Magee

This article is part of the Revolving Door project of Spinwatch.

Sir Ian Magee is a former civil servant and a senior fellow at the Institute for Government.

Career

Biography from Institute for Government:

Until 2005, Ian was 2nd Permanent Secretary at the Department for Constitutional Affairs and Head of Profession for Operational Delivery for the whole Civil Service. He has been a CEO of three different Executive Agencies. Ian was a member of the Capability Review team for the Cabinet Office.

Ian has followed a portfolio career since leaving the civil service. For 5 years, he was a Senior Adviser to Booz & Company, international management consultants. He has chaired several Top Management Programmes and is an Executive Coach to senior civil servants and others. Current roles include chairing the Geographic Information Group, an Advisory Committee of BIS; and membership of two private sector Boards.

Ian conducted reviews of criminality information for the Home Secretary (2008) and the Legal Services Commission for the Justice Secretary (2010). Ian has a special interest in public sector leadership.

Ian is co-author of the Institute's studies into Government ICT and Arm's Length Bodies; and is currently working on our accountability project.

ACOBA

• Adviser, National School of Government, January 2006. Given "unconditional approval" to take up the role by ACOBA.
• Member of Public Sector Board, Vertex Data Sciences Ltd, October 2006. Approved by ACOBA "subject to the condition that, for 12 months from his last day of service, he should not become personally involved in lobbying DCA Ministers or officials on behalf of Vertex or their clients".
• Member of European Advisory Board, Outsource Partners International Inc., October 2006. Given "unconditional approval" to take up the role by ACOBA.

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