Bob McKee
Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)
Bob McKee is Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) and Visiting Professor in the Department of Information and Learning Services at the University of Worcester. Previously Bob was a Chief Officer in local government, working for Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council first as Director of Libraries and Arts and then as Assistant Chief Executive responsible for economic development and policy coordination. Earlier in his career Bob worked in community libraries, in school and college libraries, and as a lecturer at what used to be the School of Library and Information Studies at Birmingham Polytechnic (now Birmingham City University). Bob has held a wide range of positions on professional and public bodies in the UK. Internationally, Bob has experience of European programmes and is a well-known speaker at international conferences. He is also a member of the Governing Board and Executive Committee of IFLA, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions.