Lara Sonola

Lara Sonola currently serves as Charity Chair Designate at King George & Queen's Hospitals Charity, Interim Manager for the Future Southwark Transformation Programme, Non Executive Director at Octavia, and Trustee at Helpforce. Additionally, Lara is Joint Chair of Age UK Wandsworth, where significant achievements include the recruitment of a new permanent CEO and a substantial increase in organizational turnover and staffing during the pandemic. Previous roles include ICS Transition Programme Director at NHS North Central London ICB, Chief of Staff in the Commercial Directorate at NHS England, Head of Operations in the Medical Directorate at NHS Improvement, and Senior System Oversight Advisor at the Department of Health and Social Care. Educational qualifications include an MSc in Public Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and a BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Science from King's College London.