Patrick Vernon

Dr Patrick Vernon OBE has enjoyed a successful career as a health activist, social commentator and cultural historian. Working across both the public and private sectors, Patrick has developed and managed services including social care, mental health, public health, cultural heritage, employment and regeneration. Currently theChair of the Citizens Partnership for the Health Safety Investigation Branch,Associate Director for Connected Communities for the Centre for Ageing Betterand the Director of Every Generation Media, Patrick is a leading expert on African genealogy in the UK and campaigns passionately about Windrush.

Now booked as a speaker, Patrick is hired to talk on topics such as mental health, public health, NHS reforms, family genealogy, Black British history and more. Establishing strong credibility amongst civil servants, MPS and Ministers, Patrick has formerly been anAssociate Fellow for the Department of the History of Medicine for Warwick University. He has also committed his time as anadviser on equality and diversity for Lambeth and Harrow Councils, amongst other responsibilities as thefirst Director of Black ThriveandDirector of the Camden and Islington Mental Health Foundation.

He has also acted as the Director of The Afiya Trust, Chaired the Westminster Race Equality Partnership and was the Director of the Brent Health Action Zone. For the past decade, Patrick has established a reputation as one of the leading activists for the Windrush Generation. Passionate about further exposing the Windrush scandal, Patricklaunched the Windrush Justice Fundand encouraged over 180,000 people to sign campaigns of amnesty for Windrush children.