Philip Rutnam

Philip Rutnam
Philip Rutnam
Permanent Secretary at the Department for Transport
In office 11 April 2012 – incumbent
Secretary of State	Justine Greening Patrick McLoughlin Chris Grayling
Preceded by	Lin Homer
Personal details
Born	19 June 1965
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Trinity Hall, Cambridge Harvard University
Occupation	Civil Servant

Philip Rutnam (born 19 June 1965) is a British civil servant and current Permanent Secretary at the Department for Transport.

Early life

Rutnam was educated at Dulwich College, Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and Harvard University.^[1]

Career

He worked for Morgan Stanley in Hong Kong before joining the British Civil Service where he held posts at the Treasury and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. He was also a member of the Board at Ofcom.^[2]

Department for Transport

Rutnam became Permanent Secretary at the Department for Transport in April 2012.^[2] As of 2015, Rutnam was paid a salary of between £170,000 and £174,999 by the department, making him one of the 328 most highly paid people in the British public sector at that time.^[3]

References

1. RUTNAM, Philip McDougall, ''Who's Who 2014'', A & C Black, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014
2. "New Permanent Secretary for Department for Transport" (Press release). Department for Transport and The Rt Hon Justine Greening MP. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
3. "Senior officials 'high earners' salaries as at 30 September 2015 - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. 2015-12-17. Retrieved 2016-03-13.