Sir David Cooksey 

* Appointed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to lead a review on the best institutional arrangements for the new single fund for health research

* Chairman of the UK Clinical Research Collaboration Industry Reference Group

* Chairman of the Joint Health Research Delivery Group

* Chairman of London & Continental Railways Ltd.

* Sir David has also recently retired as Chairman of Advent Venture Partners, which he founded in 1981

* He was also the first Chairman of the British Venture Capital Association in 1983/84 and Chairman of the European Private Equity & Venture Capital Association for 2005/6