Sir Ian has been Chief Regulator at Ofqual since January 2024. Before that, he served as Chair of the Board of Ofqual from January 2021 and was a Board member since March 2018. Before becoming Chief Regulator, Sir Ian led a multi-academy trust. Sir Ian is Chair of Oak National Academy, an arm’s length body of the DfE. Sir Ian has an MA in Modern and Medieval Languages from the University of Cambridge, and Masters degrees in Education and Philosophy.