Dame Cally Palmer is Chief Executive of The Royal Marsden and has held a dual role as National Cancer Director for NHS England since 2015.
She is also a Trustee of the Institute of Cancer Research and The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity in her capacity as Chief Executive of The Royal Marsden. She holds an MSc in Management from the London Business School, which she gained with distinction in 1995, and is a member of the Institute of Health Services Management.
Dame Cally Palmer was awarded a CBE in 2008 for her contribution to the NHS and a DBE in 2020 for her contribution to cancer medicine