Eve Roodhouse

As Director of Strategy and Policy at the Local Government Association Eve is part of the Executive Leadership Team and leads on strategy, policy, research and communications. Working closely with the membership of the LGA, senior politicians and officers she shapes organisational priorities across her areas of responsibility and leads work to champion and be the voice of local government working to secure the powers, resources and support local government needs to deliver the best possible outcomes for communities. Her work spans a wide range of policy areas including Health and Care, Local Government Finance, Housing, Public Service Reform, Digital, Data and Technology and Inclusive Growth.

Previously Eve was at Leeds City Council where she spearheaded the delivery of the city’s Inclusive Growth Strategy introducing pioneering work in a range of areas including the Leeds Inclusive Anchors Network, the Social Progress Index and the delivery of their vision for innovation as the council’s Chief Officer, Culture and Economy. Before joining local government, Eve worked at NHS Digital for 15 years on the delivery of complex and large-scale IT change programmes including the first Prison Health IT system in England and the Child Protection Information Sharing Project – which included her working with the LGA.