Steve Butcher is Head of Procurement and Shared Services for the Higher Education Funding Council for England. Not only has he worked in the public sector but also in industry, in practice as a qualified accountant, and in management consultancy as an ICT Systems Consultant.

Most of Steve's career has been involved in process improvement, delivering value for money and change management. Steve wrote the business case which resulted in the UMF funding announced in the 2010 Budget. He is now involved in ensuring that the streams of UMF activity continue to be focussed on delivering efficiencies for higher education.