Lee Elliot-Major

London, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Chief Executive of the Sutton Trust

Dr Lee Elliot Major is Chief Executive of the Sutton Trust, a UK foundation that aims to improve social mobility through education. He spent two years leading the Trust's development work after six years overseeing its research work. He is a founding trustee of the Education Endowment Foundation, and chairs its evaluation advisory board. Lee commissioned and co-authored the Sutton Trust-EEF toolkit on what works to improve school attainment, and has spoken to thousands of school heads about its findings. He is an adviser to the Office for Fair Access, and sits on the Government’s Social Mobility Transparency Board. He was previously an education journalist, working for the Guardian and .