Chris is the Student Engagement Manager at the QAA and leads on the development of the area for the agency. His background is mainly in Learning and Teaching policy after working as a Senior Policy Adviser at HEFCE for a number of years on issues relating to quality assurance and enhancement and the provision of information to students, and having worked for the University of Leeds in the area of quality assurance and for Leeds University Union as an elected education officer. He also spent a period of time as deputy REF manager at HEFCE.