Sarah Munby (born 1982) is a British civil servant who has served as

permanent secretary A permanent secretary (also known as a principal secretary) is the most senior Civil Service (United Kingdom), civil servant of a department or Ministry (government department), ministry charged with running the department or ministry's day-to-day ...

at the

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is a department of His Majesty's Government. The department was formed during a machinery of government change on 14 July 2016, following Theresa May's appointment as Prime ...

since July 2020.

Early life

Sarah Munby was born in 1982. As a schoolgirl, she placed 7th in the 1999 World Schools Debating Championships held in London, England.

Career

Munby started her career working as a civil servant at the

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is a department of His Majesty's Government responsible for environmental protection, food production and standards, agriculture, fisheries and rural communities in the United K ...

, as an economist. She later worked for the management consultancy

McKinsey & Company McKinsey & Company is a global management consulting firm founded in 1926 by University of Chicago professor James O. McKinsey, that offers professional services to corporations, governments, and other organizations. McKinsey is the oldest and ...

for fifteen years, where she "led the company's strategy and corporate finance practice in the UK and Ireland". She joined the

(BEIS) in July 2019 as director general for business sectors. The permanent secretary at BEIS,

Alex Chisholm Alex Chisholm (born 2 January 1968) is a British civil servant and regulator, who has served as Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary and the chief operating officer of the United Kingdom's Civil Service since April 2020. He was previously the pe ...

, became chief operating officer of the civil service in April 2020. Munby replaced him as permanent secretary at BEIS in July 2020.

References

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