The esteemed Chair of the NHS Confederation, Lord Victor Adebowale CBE, received an Honorary Doctorate from the School of Health & Psychological Sciences at City’s latest graduation ceremony
By Mr George Wigmore (Senior Communications Officer), Published
Lord Victor Adebowale CBE is a leading figure in housing, health, enterprise and the BAME community, and during his career he has helped to shape housing policy and social care with the charities Centrepoint and Turning Point, respectively. He has also played a pivotal role in the health landscape with the NHS Confederation, which is a membership body for organisations that commission and provide National Health Service services.
Born to parents who both worked in the NHS, Lord Adebowale began his career in Local Authority estate management before joining the housing association movement. He has since been listed as one of the 25 most influential people in housing policy over the past 25 years by the housing professionals’ magazine Inside Housing.
He later joined the charity Centrepoint, which supports young homeless people, working as the Director of the Alcohol Recovery Project and then Chief Executive. Lord Adebowale then joined the social enterprise Turning Point in 2001 as Chief Executive, helping to provide services for people with complex needs. He currently Chairs the NHS Confederation.
Lord Adebowale was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2000 New Year Honours for services to the New Deal, the unemployed, and homeless young people. He was elevated to the House of Lords in 2001, becoming one of the first people to be appointed a People's Peer. He graduated from the Tavistock Institute and City, University of London with an MA in Advanced Organisational Consultancy in 2009.