About the author
Verity joined the NAO in February 2025 in a job-share with Laura Lucking. Verity and Laura are responsible for overseeing our work on areas including infrastructure, transport, major projects, defence, energy and net zero.
Verity and Laura have worked as a job-share team for 5 years. Together they have worked in a range of roles in government departments and arms-length bodies, leading on issues as diverse as the distribution of National Lottery grants, Covid response and health policy. Before joining the NAO, they were the Directors for Funding Strategy, Communications and Impact at the National Lottery Community Fund.
Before working with Laura, Verity has worked across the public sector from delivering services to communities as a public health manager in the NHS, in central government including the Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit and Education. Verity is passionate about improving services for the people and communities who most need them and developing staff in their roles and careers.