Rebecca Hilsenrath

Appointed (ex officio, as the CEO of the Commission) 1 October 2015

Rebecca Hilsenrath was appointed CEO at the Equality and Human Rights Commission in October 2015 and Chief Legal Officer in March 2014.  Before that she was CEO of LawWorks (the Solicitors’ Pro Bono Group). She has also worked in the Attorney General’s Office, advising government law officers on areas of civil law including human rights and EU law, freedom of information, charity law and family law, and leading on pro bono coordination, advocates to court and equality and diversity. She has also worked at the Department for Education and Skills and as a solicitor at Linklaters and Paines.  She is currently a Non-Lay Member of the Board of the Office for Legal Complaints.  She has two honorary doctorates for contributions for contributions to the legal profession, from BPP and Hertfordshire Universities.