Andy is Chief Executive at Centre for Mental Health where he began working in 2002. He began as Director of Communications, and became Deputy Chief Executive in 2009 and Chief Executive in 2023. He is a member of the Mental Health Policy Group and was chair of the Mental Health Alliance between 2006 and 2008. Andy has carried out research on the implementation of national mental health policies and on local mental health needs assessments. He writes a regular blog on mental health policy for the Huffington Post.