Ruth Barry joined Alzheimer’s Society as a national influencing manager in July 2023, having previously worked as a senior policy impact and influence manager for the Patient and Client Council, The Cabinet office as a regional researcher for NI, Scotland and Wales, and as an adviser at the Northern Ireland Office.

Ruth has spent the last sixteen years managing, commissioning, and developing public policy for organisations, including the voluntary and statutory sector, and has spent over ten years working in the voluntary sector.

She is passionate about using robust evidence-based policy and a systems leadership approach to achieve positive system change.