Jane Usherwood

Reporting to the network chair, Jane provides strategic leadership and policy advice regarding U21 activities. Responsible for all operational matters, she also advises Presidents on strategic matters.

Jane has been Secretary General of Universitas 21 since 2005, overseeing a 40% increase in the size of the network. A career in HR in the UK across a variety of industries culminated in the position as Director of Human Resources at the University of Birmingham, a post she held for 6 years. Her international experience includes working in Germany and Australia including time selling vacuum cleaners door-to-door in Berlin, which she considers the low point of her career. Out of work, Jane is renovating a historic home and attempting to hide her ignorance of technology from her son