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About ACE
Association of Chief Executives (ACE) seeks to strengthen UK public services. We provide a space for peer networking and learning exchange through a programme of events and research tailored to public body leaders. Membership gives access to exclusive opportunities to meet with ministers, members of parliament, senior civil servants and subject matter experts. We work closely with our sister organisation, the Public Chairs’ Forum (PCF). Based at the Institute for Government in London, ACE and PCF engage directly into the heart of government, across Westminster and Whitehall.
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EVENTS
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NEWS
CEO Challenge: Organisational resilience and adaptability in the public sector
The ACE Secretariat were please to host the Q1 CEO Challenge on 26 June 2025, focused on the leading forward as a public body leader. The session...
Vacancy in the Secretariat – Secretary
We are hiring - Applications are now closed. This is a hugely exciting time for the Public Chairs’ Forum (PCF) and Association of Chief Executives...
ACE-PCF 2025 Annual Conference: Public bodies, data, technology and innovation
In the contemporary digital era, the integration of advanced technologies is imperative for modern governance. Along with a societal shift, recent...
JOBS & OPPORTUNITIES
Director, Places for Growth
Director General Transport Strategy – DfT
Deputy Director Corporate Affairs – Home Office
Natural England Finance Director – Defra
Director General, Chief Digital and Innovation Officer – Home Office
Permanent Secretary – Ministry of Defence
All Chief Executives will have faced tricky moments, that is what makes our jobs so unique and interesting – ACE allows us to talk to each other frankly and without judgement, about what has worked and also sometimes what hasn’t.”
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LIBRARY
Public leadership: navigating uncharted waters
The ACE Constitution
Transparency in Arm’s-Length Bodies: A Guide to Best Practice
