Jo Harrison is the Director of Asset Management at United Utilities, the regional Water and Sewerage Company in the North West of England. She has over 20 years of experience of working in the water industry and has worked for UU since joining the company in 1998.

In her current role she is accountable for setting the asset management strategy for the wholesale business for the next 25 years; including developing and strengthening the Company’s approach to asset management and environmental regulation and quality as well as improving service to the customers.

Jo has a BSc in Geography and Ecology from the University of Sheffield and an MSc in Pollution and Environmental Control from Manchester University. She is a chartered member of the Institute of Water and Environmental Managers (CIWEM) and a Chartered Environmentalist. She is also a member of the UKWIR Board, a member of the North West Flood and Coastal Committee (RFCC), a Trustee of the Community Forest Trust and a Trustee of the Mersey Rivers Trust.