Rt Hon Matt Hancock
BIOGRAPHY
The Rt Hon Matt Hancock is a leading authority on data use, with a landmark record of digital transformation across government, healthcare, and the private sector. Having served in the UK Cabinet as both Health Secretary and Digital Secretary, and across a distinguished portfolio of senior leadership roles, Mr Hancock has spent more than two decades at the forefront of data transformation shaping policy, leading institutions, and championing data as the defining infrastructure of modern healthcare.
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Chairman, Founder and Managing Director
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Matt founded Havilland Health to support ambitious health tech innovators who are shaping the most profound shift in global healthcare, from reactive, hospital-led treatment to data-driven, intelligent, personalised care. As Managing Director of BBS, the UK's authority in address data intelligence, he further applies this commitment to data excellence, delivering transformative solutions for British businesses.
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​Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (2018–2021)
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Appointed UK Secretary of State for Health and Social Care from 2018 to 2021, Matt led one of the world's largest healthcare systems: 1.4 million staff, a £200+ billion budget, and clinical records covering 56 million people. Having chaired the G7 Health Ministers, he draws on deep experience across the UK government as a leading advocate for moving health and public services from fragmented, analogue models to interoperable, data-driven platforms.
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​Earlier Government Roles
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Earlier roles include Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, where he implemented the Data Protection Act; Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General, where he led the Government Digital Service; and Minister for Skills, where he introduced degree-level apprenticeships. He served as MP for West Suffolk and was invited to join the Privy Council by Her Majesty the late Queen in 2014.
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Before Politics
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Prior to politics, Matt Hancock worked at BBS, his family business, and was an economist at the Bank of England, working on financial stability and macroeconomic data analysis. He later served as chief of staff to Shadow Chancellor George Osborne.
He holds a First-class degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from Oxford and an MPhil in Economics from Cambridge.