Professor Trevor McMillan OBE
Non Executive Director and Chair of Strategic Commissioning and Transformation Committee

A Biomedical Scientist by background, Trevor spent the early part of his career researching the biological basis of radiotherapy for cancer and the role of UV light in skin cancer.  This was largely at the Royal Marsden Hospital/Institute of Cancer Research and at Lancaster University. He has worked with clinicians for most of his career and has lectured on radiobiology in many hospitals and universities around the world. 

Trevor became the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost at Keele University in January 2014, before being appointed as Vice-Chancellor in August 2015. His tenure in these roles has been marked by growth in student numbers, enhanced visibility and reputation, improved student experience and an increased role for the University in supporting communities across the region.

Trevor is chair of the Midlands Innovation Board; a board Member of the Stoke on Trent and Staffordshire Local Enterprise Partnership; and chairs Network Staffordshire – a group of public sector leaders.  

He also has past NHS NED experience with the North Lancashire Teaching Primary Care Trust (2008 – 2012), and with the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust (2012 – 2013). 

Trevor received an OBE for services to Higher Education in the Platinum Jubilee Honours list in 2022.