Melanie Chatfield

From a background in the law and corporate governance, Melanie has focused her career on the realization of major strategic initiatives in the research and higher education sector.   She played key roles in establishing The Engineering and Design Institute London, a new specialist engineering university in the UK The Engineering & Design Institute London | TEDI London (tedi-london.ac.uk) , the first international clinical medical school in China between King’s College London and Southern University of Science and Technology SUSTech – King's Joint Education Institute (JEI) reaches two major milestones (kcl.ac.uk), and The Francis Crick Institute Homepage | Crick.  

Melanie has a deep professional interest in the culture of organizations and how to create working environments which enable people to realize their full potential.   Outside work, she has a strong personal interest in the better understanding and treatment of mental health.  Before moving to Okinawa, she was a trustee of the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, a world-leading mental health charity for children and families based in the UK Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families .