Lord Nat Wei

In 2011 a reported noted that "Lord Wei, the man parachuted into the House of Lords to lead the government's "big society" project, is to leave his post after less than a year. Wei, dubbed the big society tsar, is leaving to work for a charity. The Cabinet Office has scrapped his role and the Downing Street policy unit will now take responsibility for the programme." He "is a former management consultant... He worked for Ark, one of the biggest sponsors of academies, before setting up the Shaftesbury Partnership, a social entrepreneurial company. He will now go to work Community Foundation Network, charity that promotes "community philanthropy". Bio

Affiliations

• National Advisory Council, Teach First