Dr John Low
Chief Executive, RNID

John Low is currently Chief Executive of RNID, the largest charity representing the UK's nine million deaf and hard of hearing people. A member of the Court of Bristol University, he also chairs the Disability Charities Consortium (DCC) and is a Trustee of the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations (ACEVO). He completed a PhD in Bio-Medical Physics at the University of Aberdeen specialising in speech and auditory feedback. He then pursued a varied commercial career, working in multinational companies to bring advanced technological solutions to challenging environments in developing countries and Western markets. Dr Low joined RNID in 1999 as its Executive Director responsible for Research, Technology and Health. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts (RSA) and a chartered engineer.