Oliver has overall responsibility for The National Archives’ future direction as well as current performance, and is accountable to ministers for both.

He is Keeper of Public Records and Historic Manuscripts Commissioner, and also government’s Head of Profession in Knowledge and Information Management.

Oliver joined The National Archives as Director of Customer and Business Development in 2008, leading the team launching the 1911 census and our online strategy. Prior to this, Oliver worked at
Thomson Reuters, with global responsibility for ensuring improvement of information services for customers.

More widely, Oliver’s experience combines strategy and operations with a strong understanding of how to deliver the information the public and customers need to use and research.

He has an MBA from London Business School.