Gareth Lyon joined Policy Exchange in September 2025 as Head of Health and Social Care. Gareth has 20 years of experience in health care policy work. He has a record of achieving positive outcomes while engaging on Government policy working for some of the biggest healthcare companies as well as trade associations in social care, health, housing, education, engineering and digital advertising. He worked at Bupa for a number of years working on a number of important policy initiatives on workplace health and healthcare system design including building a global network of companies, academics and health experts collaborating to improve health outcomes and drive innovation. He also led Bupa’s engagement with the Competition and Markets Authority during their investigation into the UK private healthcare market. Gareth led policy and government relations for ARCO (Associated Retirement Community Operators) making the case for a new model of housing and care for older people in the UK, publishing a number of reports making the economic, housing and health case for this new approach. At the Proprietary Association of Great Britain, he helped to shape the Government’s self care agenda and secured significant improvements in policy and regulation for over the counter medicines. At Novartis Gareth worked to expand access for UK patients to innovative medicines and treatments and worked on policy initiatives to tackle counterfeit medicines and animal rights extremism.