Brian Dow is Chief Executive of Mental Health UK, a coalition of four mental health charities across the UK. He is also Deputy Chief Executive of Rethink Mental Illness, England’s leading charity supporting people with mental illness.  He is a member of the NHS Assembly which advises NHS England on its long term strategy and is also a Non Executive member of Lloyds of London’s ESG Committee.  He also sits on the leadership group of the Richmond Group of major health charities.