Joy Elliott-Bowman is the Director of Policy and Development at Independent Higher Education. She leads IHE’s policy development, advocacy and member support as well as facilitating good practice across the independent sector. She has over 20 years of experience in the British and Canadian education sectors, working from within universities, independent providers, students’ unions, and national student and higher education sector organisations. While working across all aspects of higher education policy, Joy has a specific interest in international education policy, student engagement, quality and innovation in both higher education and skills.