Dame Julie Mellor

Dame Julie Mellor is a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) in its consulting practice. She is widely known for her time as Chair of the Equal Opportunities Commission for seven years until 2005 where she was recognised for bringing increasing authority and influence to the body.

Julie has private sector experience as an HR Director, serving for 20 years with British Gas, TSB, Shell UK as well as local government. She has commercial experience working with plc boards and holding non executive positions in public organisations.

In addition to her commitment to equality and inclusion she brings passion and experience on the skills agenda and a capability in organisational governance.

Julie has been actively engaged within the CBI on employment, skills and equality issues. She worked on consumer issues as a board member for the National Consumer Council. She chairs the Fatherhood Institute, the UK's fatherhood think tank, and is a board member of the Green Alliance and the Employers Forum on Disability.