Professor Saul Becker is Head of the Faculty of Health and Education, and Founding Director of the Institute for Children’s Futures, at Manchester Metropolitan University. He is a pioneer and world expert on young carers. He advises governments, policy makers and practitioners around the world and was named by Universities UK as one of the ‘Nation’s Lifesavers’, a group of 100 individuals or groups based in universities whose work is ‘making a life-changing difference’.
Saul said: “The Foundation transforms lives, and that’s what I want to do, too. Over the last 40 years I have campaigned for children and communities that have been especially disadvantaged, so I’m looking forward to supporting the Foundation’s work directly with young people to build their confidence, resilience, knowledge and skills – their futures.”