Raj Jethwa is the Chief Executive of UCEA (the Universities and Colleges Employers Association), and leads the association’s work representing the UK higher education sector in all employment matters and in the collective negotiations on pay, pensions and related issues.

Raj was previously the Director of Policy at the BMA (British Medical Association) where he led its professional activities, policy development and collective bargaining functions. Raj has also worked as Head of Research for the Police Federation of England and Wales and as a policy advisor at the TUC (Trades Union Congress). He is a graduate of the London School of Economics, where he was a member of the Court of Governors. Raj is a Visiting Fellow at Kingston University and a member of the Prison Service Pay Review Body.