Steven McIntosh, Executive Director of Advocacy and Communications

Steven wants people living with cancer to be heard. Through Macmillan’s communications, advocacy and lived experience work, he helps make sure that everyone living with cancer knows that we will support and fight for them.

We achieve this by telling Macmillan’s story, giving a platform for people to participate in Macmillan’s decision-making and speak about what it is like to live with cancer, building relationships with decision-makers across the UK and using our evidence and expertise to campaign for change.

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.

He 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.

His 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 Mental Health First Aider, 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.

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