Our leadership team is committed to working with our members, employees and external stakeholders around the globe to deliver our vision of improving the world through engineering.
Trustee Board Our Corporate Members and Associate Members elect our Trustees, who sit on the Trustee Board. Elections are held every year. Read more about our Trustees.
President Matt Garside is the 2025/26 President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
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Chief Executive Dr Alice Bunn is Chief Executive of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
Chief Operating Officer Jo joined the Institution in 2025 in the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer and is a member of the senior leadership team.
Director of Engineering Policy and Impact, and Acting Member Operations Director James has been working as Director of Engineering Policy and Impact since October 2022 and in September 2025 took on responsibility for the Member Operations as acting Director.