Mary Marsh is the Director and Chief Executive of the NSPCC. Prior to that she was the Head of Holland Park School where she initiated close links with social, health and youth services and the police, with a social worker based full time in the school.

Mary has provided advice to government about social inclusion, business links and information and communications technology. She is an active member of Business in the Community, a Governor of the Commonwealth Institute and she chairs the Alumni Public Sector Group at the London Business School.