About Sir David Henshaw
Sir David was born and educated in Liverpool, he obtained a degree at Sheffield in Public Administration, and then a Master's Degree in Social Sciences at the University of Birmingham (INLOGOV).
He is an Honorary Fellow of Liverpool John Moores University, a Fellow of Liverpool University, a former Visiting Fellow of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia, a Companion of the Chartered Management Institute, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Trustee of the Faenol Trust, and a member of the Board of the European Institute for Urban Affairs at Liverpool John Moores University .
Sir David has recently announced his retirement from his post as Chief Executive of Liverpool City Council. He is currently Chief Executive of Liverpool Culture Company, a member of the board of The Mersey Partnership, Chair of Liverpool Partnership Group, Chair of SOLACE Enterprises, Past President of the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives, a former Adviser to the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit, a Non-executive Director of the Home Secretary's National Offender Management Board (Prisons, Probation and Youth Justice in England and Wales), an adviser to the Cabinet Office Strategy Unit, a member of the Treasury's Public Services Productivity Panel, and a Board member of the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council.