Deputy Chief People Officer, NICE

Adam Linney is Deputy Chief People Officer at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), leading organisational development, workforce strategy, and culture. With a career spanning HR and organisational development across health and care, as well as prior operational experience in both health and care and the private sector, he specialises in driving coherent, values-led transformation in complex systems.

Adam is presenting at the Workforce Solutions Conference 2026 
Panel Interview: Driving coherent transformation – people, priorities & change
Wednesday 7 October, 11:00 – 11:40, Conference Room C

Experience & expertise

Adam is currently leading a major organisational transformation at NICE, focused on aligning strategy, culture, and operating models to deliver sustainable change. His work focuses on aligning business, people and leadership priorities, enabling collaboration at scale, and overcoming the practical barriers that often derail organisational change.