Rebecca Gray

Rebecca Gray was appointed as the new director of the NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network in August 2024, and will start in post in January 2025.  

She was formerly chief executive of the Maudsley Charity, leading the organisation since 2016, which involved working in partnership with South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and Kings College London. The charity is the largest dedicated mental health fund in the UK and has a focus on improving the effectiveness and equity of mental health services.

Prior to her time at the Maudsley Charity, she worked for The King’s Fund, having also worked in the health sector since 1997, initially at The Alzheimer’s Society before holding senior roles in a number of healthcare regulators.