Mr Joe Docherty, BEng, MPhil

Joe Docherty is Deputy Chief Executive for North East based of Home Group, which employs more than 4000 people across Britain and has grown to become one of the United Kingdom's biggest social enterprises, with over 55,000 properties and a turnover of £315m.  He is principally responsible for delivering a £500m investment programme over the next four years.

Prior to that he was Chief Executive of Tees Valley Regeneration from 2002-2009, the largest Urban Regeneration Company in the UK, which successfully secured over £1bn of private investment during his period there.  Before moving to Tees Valley Regeneration Joe was a Director in the Corporate Banking division within Barclays Bank.

Joe is a Trustee and member of the Board of the National Arts Council, and Chairs the Board of the Arts Council North East.  He is an alumni of the University of Strathclyde and Harvard Business School.

Joe joined the University Council as a lay member on 1 August 2007 and is Chair of the Council of George Stephenson College at the University's Queen's Campus, Chair of Finance & General Purposes Committee and a member of Remuneration Committee.