Name:
Dan Skipper
Job title:
Chief Executive Officer
Place of work / study:
Age UK Norwich
Area of Research:
Services for people aged 50+, later life, older people.
How is your work funded?
Various
Tell us a little about yourself:
Dan Skipper is the Chief Executive Officer of Age UK Norwich, working for the charity since 2015. Dan is an active part of a range of forums focusing on improving the quality of later life in the city and county, including Norwich Older People’s Forum, Norfolk Older People’s Strategic Partnership, and the Norwich Institute of Healthy Ageing. He is a member of the Integrated Care System (ICS) Physical Activity Strategic Leadership Group and is part of the Business in the Community (BITC) Norwich Network Board, as well as a member for a range of research projects at the University of East Anglia (UEA). Dan is also a Trustee of Reepham Housing Trust.
Tell us a fun fact about yourself:
I am dab hand at the piano!
What single piece of advice would you give to an early career researcher?
Ask the hard questions…
What book are you reading right now? Would you recommend it?
Soul Boom, Rainn Wilson – yes, love it!