Author

Paul Schreier

Paul Schreier is chief executive of Simplyhealth. Before joining Simplyhealth, he was the interim CEO at the Wellcome Trust, a global charitable foundation where the purpose is to support science to solve the urgent health challenges facing everyone. After leading the Trust’s efforts on Covid-19 treatments, Paul became the global therapeutics co-lead of the World Health Organization’s accelerating Covid tools partnership. He was also a member of the investment committee that oversees Wellcome’s substantial investments’ activities. Born in Australia, he came to the UK to study a BA, Masters and PhD in chemical engineering at the University of Cambridge before joining the Royal Navy, serving as a navigator and fighter controller. After commanding a ship, he left to join McKinsey & Company becoming a partner before being appointed to the Australian Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, becoming deputy secretary with responsibility for economic policy and strategy. Later, he served as deputy vice-chancellor and Chief Operating Officer at Macquarie University in Sydney, before returning to the UK to join Hakluyt, a professional services firm, in 2016 as chief executive.