Chief corporate services officer, Claire Riley

Claire Riley is chief corporate services office for the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) and also regional lead for women's health, and research and innovation.

Claire has led multi award-winning teams across the NHS. Before joining the ICB, Claire was previously the executive director of communications and corporate affairs at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for 12 years. Prior to this, she was director of communications for the North East Strategic Health Authority and has also worked in a number of private sector organisations, including Northumbrian Water. 

Claire is a qualified marketer and has a postgraduate diploma in Marketing and a BA (Hons) in business management and organisations, with extensive experience in business, marketing and communications across public and private sectors. She is a qualified and experienced lecturer.

Claire is chair of trustees for Seven Stories, The National Centre for Children's Books in Newcastle upon Tyne. 

She is also a trustee of Helpforce, the national healthcare volunteering charity, as well as trustee of Wag and Company – the visiting dog charity, befriending older people in their own homes as well as in care homes or hospitals across the North East. 

Claire was awarded an OBE in June 2025 for services to health and children's literacy.