Professor Graham Lord

Professor Graham Lord is a leading clinician-scientist and academic healthcare leader, currently serving as Senior Vice-President (Health & Life Sciences) at King’s College London, Executive Director of King’s Health Partners, and Chief Academic Officer at Guy’s & St Thomas’ and King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trusts. He is internationally recognized for his work in immunology, transplantation medicine, and academic health system leadership. 
Education & Training
1)Medicine degree – University of Cambridge.
2)Clinical posts – Oxford, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College.
3)PhD – Imperial College London.
4)Postdoctoral Fellowship – Harvard University (5 years, Visiting Fellow).
5)Graduate of the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.
Career Highlights
1)King’s College London 
oSenior Vice-President (Health & Life Sciences).
oEstablished the Department of Experimental Immunology.
oDirector of the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre (2012–2019).
2)University of Manchester (2019–2024) 
oVice-President and Dean, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health.
oConsultant Transplant Nephrologist, Manchester NHS Foundation Trust.
oExecutive Director, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre.
3)Guy’s & St Thomas’ and King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trusts 
oChief Academic Officer and Board Director (2024–present).
 Research & Expertise
1)Specializes in renal and transplantation medicine.
2)Research focus: immune cell biology, multi-organ transplantation, and immunogenetics of transplant survival.
3)Published extensively in leading journals, including Nature Communications and Nucleic Acids Research.
4)Founded biotech companies in the US focused on immuno-oncology, infectious diseases, and autoimmunity.
Leadership & Vision
1)Strong advocate for academic healthcare systems that drive equitable and sustainable improvements in human health.
2)Combines clinical practice, research, and commercial expertise to bridge innovation and patient care.
3)Board member at the Francis Crick Institute and Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.