Dr Alan Davey CBE

Alan Davey hails from Stockton-on-Tees and has had an extensive career in Public Service, the Arts and Broadcasting. He has worked for the Department of Health and Social Security and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, was Chief Executive of Arts Council England from 2007-2014 and Controller, BBC Radio 3, BBC Proms and BBC Orchestras and Choirs from 2015-2023. He is an Honorary Doctor of Letters (D.Litt) at the University of Birmingham and a Doctor of Art (D.Art) at the University of Teesside. He was made a CBE in 2015 for services to the Arts. He has been an admirer of the Ryedale Festival, and the excellence and adventurousness of its programme, for many years. Being able to help the Festival go from strength to strength is a dream come true. Alan was appointed as a trustee of the Festival in December 2024.