Hiten Patel

An accomplished Chair and Non-Executive Director with over 20 years’ experience operating at board and committee level across complex organisations, including statutory and Secretary of State–approved appointments. These include regulated public, not-for-profit and third sector organisations. Hiten brings a strong governance, audit, risk and regulatory lens, with extensive experience of chairing and serving on Audit & Risk, Finance, Governance, Remuneration, Global and Investment Committees.

He is a board leader with deep insight into government, professional services, audit, technology and cybersecurity, developed through long-standing engagement with regulators, auditors and executive teams nationally and internationally. Hiten combines strategic oversight with strong financial, commercial and operational understanding, ensuring robust assurance, compliance with legislative frameworks and effective risk management.

In his executive capacity, Hiten worked for large corporations including Financial Services, Technology Vendors, Education Services and Not-for-Profit organisation. During that time, he was leading and delivering successful transformation, with particular focus on corporate strategy, governance, organisational development, IT (digital & cybersecurity), financial, legal, audit & risk management.