Chris Cobb
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Chris Cobb is Pro Vice-Chancellor at Roehampton University, London, England. His responsibilities include management of the Estate, Information Technology, Library & Learning Services, HR, Business Process Review and Commercial Services. He was previously at London School of Economics where he was Director of Business Systems and Services. He has expertise in developing business processes and information systems, particularly aimed at improving the student experience.
Cobb has sat on a number of national working groups relating to IT in Higher Education, including chairing the UCISA CISG between 2003 and 2005. He is currently a member of the JISC Organisation Support Committee, the HEFCE Shared Services working group and is on the board of JISC infoNet. He also chairs a UCAS working group investigating improvements to the recruitment and admittance of part-time students into Higher Education.
Chris is married to Anna-Lousie Cobb and has 3 children, Elizabeth, Joshua and Katie Cobb. He was the 3rd of 4 children by Dorothy and Neil Cobb.