Steven McIntosh, Chief Partnerships Officer

Steven leads Macmillan’s work on building and developing strategic relationships that will help us revolutionise cancer care. 

This includes our partnerships with the NHS and other public services, charity and community partners, the private sector, philanthropists, and our work with Macmillan Professionals who work in healthcare and beyond.

Steven leads our work to build relationships with decision-makers across the UK, using our evidence and expertise to advocate for change and ensure people living with cancer have a platform to hold governments and public services to account. 

Steven joined Macmillan in March 2020 as Director of Policy, Campaigns and Influencing and, as of January 2021, he became Executive Director of our Advocacy and Communications directorate, before moving to his current role as Chief Partnerships Officer in June 2024.

Steven joined us from Save the Children where he was a member of the Executive Leadership Team with responsibility for organisational change on workplace culture, inclusion and HR support. Steven was previously Save the Children’s Director of UK Poverty and Head of Government Relations - leading award-winning advocacy on global issues including refugee rights and overseas aid, and early education and welfare reform here in the UK.

Steven’s first role in the sector was at member-led charity Carers UK, where he managed policy, public affairs and media teams fighting for the rights of unpaid carers.

Steven is a trustee at addiction and offender rehabilitation charity Forward Trust, is a Mental Health First Aider, has sat on the advisory board of Amnesty International’s global governance group and spent five years volunteering as a magistrate in London’s adult criminal courts.

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He lives in Brighton, and loves the countryside, walking the South Coast and sea-swimming.