Vinita Nawathe is an experienced senior executive and non-executive who enjoys working at the interface of the public, private and not-for-profit sectors.
Vinita spent seven years as Managing Director of South West Observatory; a data, research and intelligence hub for the South West of England, of which Dorset, Bournemouth and Poole were key Local Intelligence Network partners. She was previously Policy and Research Director of Passenger Focus (now Transport Focus), a national non-departmental public body working on transport and consumer issues.
Vinita is currently a board member of Cardiff Community Housing Association (CCHA), a social landlord which builds and manages affordable housing and is an Independent Governor of Bath Spa University where she sits on the Finance and Infrastructure and Investment portfolio committees. Vinita is also a board member (formerly Chair) of TravelWatch SouthWest, a Community Interest Company ensuring a strategic view of the region’s passenger transport issues is informed by specific local knowledge and expertise.