Lord Adebowale is a cross-bench peer who has led numerous organisations influencing policy, prompting new thinking and delivering social change in the UK.

He is currently chair of the of the NHS Confederation, non-executive director of the Co-Operative Group, and chair of Social Enterprise UK, among other roles.

He was previously CEO of Turning Point, a social enterprise designing and delivering health and social care services, and of Centrepoint, the leading youth homelessness charity. In 2000 he was awarded a CBE for services to the unemployed and homeless people, and became a crossbench peer in 2001 - among the first group of ‘people’s peers’ to be appointed.

He has also chaired a number of commissioned reports into policing, employment, mental health, housing and fairness. He is an experienced broadcasting guest, including on programmes such as BBC1's Question Time.