Jonathan Fundrey

Jon Fundrey was the Director for Finance, Operations and Digital and member of the Executive Team and Board at the Government Legal Department from May 2022 - September 2023.

Prior to this role, Jon enjoyed six years as the Chief Operating Officer at the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), taking a leading role in their transformation programme to become a standalone regulator after EU exit. During the height of the Covid19 pandemic he was seconded to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) for six months as joint Finance Director to support the Covid response.

Previous roles include Financial Controller at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) – including a stint as interim Director General of Finance – and Financial Controller at HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), where he started his civil service career. Whilst at HMRC, he owned its shared services operations as well as the Government Banking service, following the Bank of England's withdrawal from banking services.

Prior to being a Civil Servant, Jon spent twenty-five years in the private sector in a range of senior finance, IT and global programme management roles. This included a 17-year period at the BOC Group Plc – a FTSE40 company which had a strong safety culture.

Jon is currently a trustee and the Chair of the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee at NEBOSH, a charity that provides globally recognised Health, Safety and Environmental qualifications. He is also a Non-Executive Member at the Audit Risk and Assurance Committee at Lincoln’s Inn in London – founded in 1422 and to which barristers of England and Wales belong and are called to
the Bar. 

In the past Jon has also been a Chair of Governors at a Hampshire Primary School.