Darren Henley
Chief Executive (Executive Board Member)
Arts Council England
Dr Darren Henley CBE is chief executive of Arts Council England. He chairs the UK National Lottery Forum, the National Lottery Promotions Unit management board and the Creative Industries Council Health and Wellbeing Forum.
The author of two independent government reviews into music education and cultural education, Darren led Classic FM for fifteen years. His latest book 'The Arts Dividend Revisited: Why Investment in Culture Pays' champions the positive impact of public investment on helping artists, arts organisations, museums and libraries to create happier lives in villages, towns and cities across England.
A certified coach, he has a doctorate exploring the role of the outsider as an agent for change and degrees in positive psychology, history of art, management, and politics.