Our team is made of dedicated professionals who believe deeply in the power of lifelong learning to transform lives and open new possibilities. With expertise spanning education, outreach, innovation and learner experience, they are united by a commitment to creating accessible, enriching opportunities for people at every stage of their learning journey. 

Together, they guide our vision for inclusive, meaningful learning championing programmes that inspire curiosity, build confidence and support individuals as they grow personally, academically and professionally. Their leadership ensures that our community is supported, empowered and continually encouraged to explore new ideas and expand their horizons. 

Leadership team

  • Heather Haseley

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    Heather Haseley Chief Lifelong Learning Officer

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    Heather Haseley is the inaugural Chief Lifelong Learning Officer at Imperial College London, where she leads Imperial Lifelong Learning, a central pillar of the Science for Humanity strategy. She is dedicated to bridging the gap between discovery and practice, ensuring that science-led, future-focused learning uplifts individuals, businesses, and communities globally. 

  • Kate Forman

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    Kate Forman Director of Operations and Programme Delivery

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    Working closely with the Chief Lifelong Learning Officer and senior leadership team, Kate plays a central role in translating strategic ambition into effective delivery, ensuring the organisation is operationally robust, financially sustainable and positioned for long-term growth.

  • Katie Coates

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    Katie Coates Director of Executive and Professional Education

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    Katie provides strategic leadership across Executive Education, Professional Education (CPD ) and Apprenticeship Levy programmes as part of Imperial Lifelong Learning. Her role is to build an ambitious and innovative portfolio that bridges discovery and practice, translating Imperial’s research excellence into learning with meaningful impact for individuals, organisations   and society.  

  • Toby Vaughn Kidd

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    Toby Vaughn Kidd Director of Learning Experience Futures

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    Toby has an extensive history in exploring future-facing approaches to learning, teaching, and learning experience, working in partnership with learners, academics, staff and external collaborators. Previously the Assistant Director of Experimentation and Innovation at the University of Exeter, Toby led a portfolio of high-impact initiatives in education innovation related to international partnerships, microgrants and academic research, student entrepreneurship, and the development of a future learning lab as a purpose-built experimentation space.

  • Betty Yue

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    Betty Yue Director of Global Learning Experiences

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    Betty leads the strategic development and delivery of a diverse portfolio of lifelong learning and summer programmes across the University. She is an active member of the University Programmes Committee, providing quality assurance oversight and reviewing proposals for new or significantly revised undergraduate and Master’s-level taught programmes.

  • Adam Pryce

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    Adam Pryce Director of Business Development

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    Adam's experience spans public, private and charity sectors with a particular focus on commercial development in healthcare. Adam previously served as Commercial Director at the Tavistock & Portman NHS Foundation Trust (the only NHS Trust registered with the OfS), where he led business development and contracting functions for the organisation as well as helping guide it to a successful merger with a neighbouring NHS Trust. 

  • Katy Alexander

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    Katy Alexander Director of Learner Marketing

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    Katy has led marketing, strategy and operations priorities across a wide range of science, research and deep-tech focused businesses. Before joining Life Long Learning, Katy developed and scaled the marketing and analytics functions for early-stage science startups and has headed up marketing and strategy functions within large listed businesses. She is passionate about using data to empower key strategic and operational decisions.