Roger Taylor is a leading expert in healthcare data, transparency and digital governance, known for co‑founding Dr Foster, which pioneered the use of public data to independently rate healthcare performance. He has served in several significant national roles, including Founding Chair of the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation, advising the UK government on AI and data policy; Chair of Ofqual, the qualifications regulator; and National Advisor on Intelligence at the Care Quality Commission, shaping how data is used to assess quality and drive service improvement.
Earlier in his career, he was a Financial Times correspondent in both the UK and the US, and he is the author of two books on health and transparency: God Bless the NHS (2014) and Transparency and the Open Society (2016).
