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The Higher Education Commission comprises more than 20 leaders from across the education, parliamentary and commercial sectors. 

Lord Norton

Chair, Higher Education Commission
Lord Norton is the Chair of the Higher Education Commission and a Conservative member of the House of Lords. Professor of Government in the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Hull, Lord Norton has been described as the UK's greatest living expert on Parliament and a world authority on constitutional issues.
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Prof. Joy Carter

Member, HE Commission
Professor Joy Carter is Vice-Chancellor of The University of Winchester. She chairs the Higher Education Commission's fifth inquiry into the diversity of HE provision.
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Dr. Mary Bishop

A fellow of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) for over 20 years, Mary joined the ACCA as Director of Learning in 2015.
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Sarah Porter

Member, HE Commission and Inquiry Co-chair
Sarah is an independent expert on the use of technology in education and research with almost twenty years' experience working in higher education. She co-chaired the Higher Education Commission's fourth inquiry into data in higher education.
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Bahram Bekhradnia

Member, HE Commission
Bahram Bekhradnia has been Director of the Higher Education Policy Institute since its creation in 2002. Prior to joining HEPI he spent 10 years as Director of Policy for the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) since its formation in 1992.
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