Our people
Emma Gordon
Director, ADR UK & ADR England
Dr Emma Gordon is Director of the ADR UK Strategic Hub and Director of ADR England. She is responsible for setting the strategic direction for the programme, leading on the coordination of the partnership and engagement with senior stakeholders, to improve access and analysis of administrative data to inform policy decisions. She is also part of the ADR UK Leadership Committee, and is Interim Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Population Data Science (IJPDS). Emma joined ADR UK from HM Treasury, where she led the team supporting government economists and social researchers across government. Prior to this, Emma was Head of Health Analysis at the Office for National Statistics (ONS), and at the start of her career was a post-doctoral researcher on the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children.
Rosie French
Deputy Director, Operations & Governance, ADR UK Strategic Hub
Rosie is Deputy Director for the ADR UK Programme, responsible for Operations and Governance. Rosie leads the ADR UK Programme Management Office (PMO) and works closely alongside the Office for National Statistics, ADR Directors and Chief Statisticians in the devolved administrations to develop and implement effective systems to deliver the operational functions of ADR UK within its governance structure. Prior to working at ADR UK, Rosie worked as a programme manager at UCL, including for the Cohorts and Longitudinal Studies Enhancement Resources consortium (CLOSER). She has a variety of public sector experience in local government and other non-departmental public bodies.
Christine Boase
Strategic Lead for Campaigns & Communications, ADR UK Strategic Hub
Christine Boase is the Strategic Lead for Campaigns and Communications for the ADR UK Strategic Hub. As such, she owns the communications strategy and stakeholder engagement narrative in support of ADR UK’s objectives. Christine also chairs the ADR UK Communications Steering Group. She and her team work closely with the communications teams across the partnership, as well as with UKRI to promote the value of research using linked administrative data. Prior to ADR UK, Christine worked for the British Red Cross as the strategic lead for education product development.