Head of People - Jas Rai
Jas is Head of People at the British Library and non-executive director at the Commonwork Trust.
Jas joined the Library just over a year ago after six years with Sony as Head of Talent & Development based at their headquarters in Japan.
Moving from a global tech company to a national public sector organisation with bases in two UK regions, Jas has a wealth of experience in all aspects of HR organisational development from talent management to strategic workforce planning plus learning and development strategy and implementation.
Continuing to support the British Library’s people through the practicalities of a global pandemic, Jas has also just launched the British Library’s new three year People Strategy which will drive culture change and policy reform.
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