Stuart Love is Chief Executive Officer, Westminster City Council. Described as the ‘CEO who is proud to be woke’, Stuart has been on what he calls a ‘relentless crusade’ to implement diversity and inclusion policies throughout Westminster City Council. He is highly regarded among London Council’s CEOs as doing just that.
Prior to his current role, he headed up the City Management and Communities department, overseeing a range of teams to deliver joined-up solutions to complex community problems, informed by improved business intelligence and underpinned by corporate values and behaviours.
Stuart previously worked at Westminster City Council, from 2003 to 2006, as the head of Road Management and has held previous roles at Isle of Wight Council, between 2006 and 2013, and at Southampton City Council where he was Director of Place. Stuart describes EDI as at the heart of his leadership.