Javed Akhter Khan was the chief executive of

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, the UK's largest children's charity from 2014-2021, having previously been chief executive of

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Early life

Khan's parents emigrated from

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, Pakistan, and he grew up in

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, England. He has a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the

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, after which he trained to be a teacher.

Career

After training to be a teacher, Javed Khan later worked as a director of education in local government, then the Government Office for London, before becoming CEO of

. In 2014 he was appointed CEO of

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before stepping down in 2021. In an interview for ''

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'' in the summer of 2014, Khan sidestepped questions regarding whether a local Police and Crime Commissioner should resign over the systemic failure to tackle the

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. In a November 2016 interview in ''

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'', Khan responded to an October 2015 cover story that charities were "in the depths of a serious crisis of trust", citing the need for "authentic and inspirational leadership". In a July 2017 interview with

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, Khan explained about how difficult it was to have a real impact. In October 2021, Khan has been named the 2022 Chair Designate of the new Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board.

Honours

In 2015, Khan was awarded an honorary doctorate by

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. In June 2018, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Salford. He was appointed

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(OBE) in the

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for services to young people and education.

References

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