Janet Lewis-Jones, Trustee for Wales

"The BBC is an immensely creative organisation and an important national institution.

"At a time when trust in public institutions is low, it’s essential that the BBC remains a standard-bearer for honesty, integrity and high-value content. It needs to be an enabler, allowing other providers to use its platforms, while leading the way in producing excellent programmes for all licence fee payers.

"As Trustee for Wales, I have a particular role in getting the best out of the BBC for audiences in Wales. They have considerable affection for the BBC but they also want to see Wales properly reflected in its output."

About Janet

Following a stint for VSO in Papua New Guinea, Janet qualified as a barrister and then joined the Civil Service. She got to know Whitehall well through roles in the Home Office and the Cabinet Secretariat and as Principal Private Secretary to Willie Whitelaw.

For the last 20 years Janet has been self-employed, putting to work her curiosity about good governance in the public realm through advisory and policy roles for a wide range of public bodies and institutions, including Lambeth Palace, the Postal Services Commission, the Strategic Rail Authority and the British Board of Film Classification.

A native Welsh speaker, Janet lives in Wales and combines her BBC work with other roles.