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Lucy Harper
Chief Executive
Applied Microbiology International
After completing a BSc in Medical Biochemistry at Birmingham University, Lucy worked in hospital laboratories and university departments across the West Midlands. In 2003 she completed a PhD entitled: "Renal Dopamine and Salt-Sensitive Hypertension". Her passion for science came from talking about it rather than doing it and she took the position of Communications Officer for Med-Vet-Net, an EU FP6 project on zoonotic disease. Lucy began working as Communications Officer for AMI (then SfAM) in June 2006 and since then, she developed AMI's Communications remit and in June 2009 she was promoted to Communications Manager. In 2010 Lucy was awarded an MBA with distinction, which she completed part-time at Aston University. After a period of maternity leave, Lucy returned to the Society as Deputy CEO, and was then appointed Chief Executive in November 2014.
Lucy’s key achievements for the organisation since then:
- Strategy - defining the purpose of AMI including rebrand and name change
- D&I focus
- Growth of reserves and diversification of investments into ESG
- Growth of global membership
- Strategic relocation to London and then remote working
- Growth of core team
Leading AMI through change to operations, governance, and strategy, Lucy takes a collaborative approach, listening to all stakeholders to ensure integrity and openness in communication and decision-making.