Andrew Ridley has recently been appointed as Managing Director (Designate) of North and East London Commissioning Support Unit. Over the past year, Andrew has led the creation of the new CSU which serves 12 CCGs across north central and east London, representing 3.3 million people. Prior to this he held a variety of senior positions in NHS Tower Hamlets, starting as Director of Primary Care in 2005 and ending as acting Chief Executive in 2011.

Prior to Tower Hamlets, he was Director of the modernization initiative at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. He joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ after five years as Director of Operations at the Terrence Higgins Trust.

Andrew undertook a Harkness Fellowship at New York City Department of Health in 1996 and 1997, examining the system of managed care in US health care providers. He completed his MBA in 2002.