Inesa is the Head of NIHR Data Strategy at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), where she holds responsibility for the data strategy, policy and investment portfolio of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). Inesa has extensive experience of leading programmes of national and international research funding, as well as Government policy and strategy development and implementation. Inesa is a PhD-qualified medical scientist with experience of leading a global health think tank before joining the UK Civil Service.