Barry Quirk CBE is Chief Executive of Kensington and Chelsea Borough Council (previously Chief Executive of Lewisham Council) and co-chaired the Design Commission's report 'Restarting Britain 2: meeting needs, saving money, humanising services, engaging citizens'.
[5] He was Chief Executive at Lewisham since November 1993, and once described by Geoff Mulgan as a 'seasoned public service leader'.
He is a leading local government chief executive nationally, involved in the improvement of public services across London and the UK.
In 2007 he produced a landmark report for Government on the potential transfer of public assets to community groups.
[11] About the Grenfell disaster, Quirk said "I think people should continue to advocate for the interests of survivors who haven’t yet been housed.