Jane Plumb

Jane Plumb is Chief Executive of Group B Strep Support (GBSS), the charity she co-founded in 1996 after her baby died from group B Strep infection. She is Women's Voices Lead for the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, chairs the Advsory Council for the Confederation of Meningitis Organizations, is a trustee of the Meningitis Research Foundation, and a member of the WHO’s Extended Technical Taskforce on Defeating Meningitis by 2030. Jane was awarded an MBE in 2012, fellowship of the Royal Society of Arts in 2020, and a Fellowship Honoris Causa by the RCOG in 2021. Jane has been involved in many GBS research projects, including co-leading patient and public involvement for the GBS3 trial, being involved in the Department of Health's priority-setting workshops for GBS research, and serving on several NICE guideline committees.