Editing Victor Olufemi Adebowale, Baron Adebowale

Victor Olufemi Adebowale was born on 21st July 1962. He has been the CEO of the social care enterprise Turning Point since 2001 and he was one of the first to become a People's Peer. He joined the House of Lords in 2001.

Victor Olufemi Adebowale has been involved in many taskforce groups, advising the government on mental health, learning disabilities and the role of the voluntary sector. He is Co-Chair of the Black and Minority Ethnic Mental Health National Steering Group and is a member of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. He is a patron of the Rich Mix Centre Celebrating Cultural Diversity, a patron of Tomorrow’s Project and the National College for School Leadership. He is a member of the National Employment Panel, the New Economics Foundation Board and the Institute for Fiscal Studies Council. He is also a member of the policy advisory board of the Social Market Foundation, and of the board of the National School of Government. He is a Director of Leadership in Mind organisational development consultancy and a member of the Audit Commission. He has advised governments of all parties on Employment, Housing, Poverty and Public Service Reform.

He attended the Thornes House School, Wakefield and the Polytechnic of East London. He has a Post Graduate Diploma From the Tavistock institute and an MA in Advanced Organisational Consulting from City University London. He began his career in Local Authority Estate Management before joining the housing association movement.