TIM BANFIELD
Director, National Audit Office

Tim joined the NAO in 1988 having previously worked in local government. For most of the last 20 years Tim has worked in the part of the NAO examining defence value for money issues and has contributed to a wide range of reports on defence procurement and equipment related issues. He took up his current position as Director in February 1999 and is responsible for the production of a number of published reports each year examining the value for money achieved from defence acquisition along with a range of other outputs. Tim also undertook the NAO’s work on the Millennium Dome and, in 2005, assumed responsibility for value for money studies of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. In 2006 Tim was appointed Practice Lead for project delivery across the NAO.

Tim has an Honours degree in History obtained at the University of London and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy. He has had a number of articles published in defence journals and lectures on a range of defence courses. He is married to Kay, has two daughters and two dogs and is an avid West Ham United supporter.