Dr Virginia Tandy OBE is the director of CADA, the new Creative Ageing Development Agency.

The former Director of Manchester City Galleries (1998-2008) and Director of Culture for Manchester City Council (2008-2011), she was President of the Museums Association (2006-2008) and a trustee of the Heritage Lottery Fund (2009-2015).

A board member of National Museums Liverpool and the Granada Foundation, she currently chairs Brighter Sound, a NW creative music charity and is a member of the Fabric Committee for St Paul’s Cathedral.