Gavin Jones
Gavin joined Swindon Borough Council in 2004 and has been Chief Executive for over 3 years. Gavin is a Board Member of the national think tank the New Local Government Network, (NLGN), and more recently was appointed Vice Chair of the South West Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnership.
Gavin’s career started in Information Technology with British Telecom. From here he moved to the TSB Trust Company and then onto Galileo International, where he was Business Development Director for Europe Middle East and Africa.
Immediately prior to joining SBC, Gavin worked for SITA (a Global airline and telecommunications provider) as Vice President for Customer Services and Marketing with global responsibilities.
Although having worked abroad for a number of years, Gavin was brought up in Swindon and has lived near or in the Borough for most of his life. He has a degree in IT and enjoys playing lead guitar in a blues band, and is a keen runner and cyclist.

