Sir Ron Kerr was appointed an independent member of the College Council in July 2019. He is also a member of the Estates Strategy Committee.

Sir Ron Kerr is a former CEO of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and remains a trustee of the Guy's and St Thomas' Charity. He held CEO roles within health and social care for over 30 years at national, regional and hospital level.

He is a past chair of the Association of UK University Hospitals and was a member of the Board of Trustees of University of Bristol.

He is currently a non executive director of the Department of Health and Social Care and Genomics England Ltd and chairs the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire sustainability and transformation partnership.