Jennie Price, Chief Executive
Jennie Price, a barrister by training, has extensive senior management experience in the private and public sectors and a track record of working with Government.

Prior to joining Sport England Jennie was Chief Executive of WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme). This was established by Government in 2000 to improve the UK’s recycling performance and reduce waste. Jennie Price developed the strategic plan for the organisation and has grown it from an annual budget of £10 million to £80 million with a staff of over 200. As part of WRAP’s work, she has overseen the delivery of one of the most successful consumer communication campaigns in the environmental field – Recycle Now.  This campaign has increased the number of committed recyclers in England by five million people over the last two years.

Before heading WRAP Jennie Price spent almost 20 years in the construction industry, first as a lawyer and then as Chief Executive of the Major Contractors Group and the Construction Confederation, two of the leading representative bodies for the UK construction industry.

Her extensive senior management experience has been recognised in her appointment as a Visiting Fellow at the Cranfield School of Management. She is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and an Honorary Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Joanna Robinson, Director of Regions (currently on maternity leave)
Before joining Sport England, Joanna was Operations Director at Premium TV (PTV) – the UK’s leading provider of official professional football club websites and has partnerships with 76 football clubs. She has always had a passion for sport, playing hockey to county level and competing in a range of other sports from athletics to rowing. At Oxford University she was awarded two Blues for women’s rugby, captaining the Varsity side. Joanna is married to a New Zealand international hockey player.

Mihir Warty, Director of Policy and Performance
Before joining Sport England, Mihir was formerly Head of Strategy for BBC Sport. He oversees a Directorate that consists of four key strand and will be responsible for formulating policy development through communication with relevant government departments and stakeholders. He will also oversee Sport England’s work on research, investment strategies and performance management, providing support at a national and regional level to improve the performance of the sports sector.