Professor Brown joined the trust as Chair in September 2017 and was reappointed in September 2020.
Professor Brown is the independent Chair of Procure Plus Holdings Limited and recently served as Chair of Alder Hey Children’s Charity.
Previously the Vice-Chancellor, CEO and Board Member of Liverpool John Moores University, Michael served as Chair of the Strategy Committee of the Merseyside European Union Objective One Funding, the Liverpool Democracy Commission, Liverpool Strategic Improvement and Innovation Programme and the Liverpool and Merseyside Theatres Trust (Everyman and Playhouse Theatres).