Alice Summers

Alice Summers is Head of Risk and Assurance at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). Alice plays a key role in providing leadership for the UKRI Risk Management Framework to deliver risk management and assurance activity across the organisation, supporting strategic decision-making and governance.

Alice works closely with senior leaders, stakeholders, and across the organisation to help UKRI effectively manage risk and deliver its objectives.

The Risk & Assurance Team provides guidance, support, training and reporting on risk and assurance management, within the second line of defence as a critical friend. Alice leads the UKRI Risk & Assurance Group, comprised of Risk Management, Management Assurance, Insurance and Funding Assurance.

Alice joined UKRI in 2021, following seventeen years working in the charity sector and early career roles in financial services.