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Treasurer and Independent Director, RoRI CIC

Paul Gemmill retired from UK Research and Innovation in 2023 where amongst other roles he was Chief Operating Officer of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and a board member of The Pirbright Institute, a world leading centre of excellence in research and surveillance of virus diseases of farm animals and viruses that spread from animals to human.

At BBSRC, Paul led for the UK Research Councils on the 2015 UK Government Spending Review, helping to secure the £1.5Bn Global Challenges Research Fund. Prior to joining the RoRI board as Treasurer, Paul served on the Board of ORCID until early 2024, where latterly he was chair of the Audit and Risk Committee.

Paul is the Honorary Secretary of the Royal Society of Biology and a member of the BBSRC EDI Expert Advisory Group and the ORCID Nominations Committee.