Beccy Speight

Beccy Speight is the chief executive officer of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.

Career Speight started her career working in local government in Scotland and then with the management consultants Smythe Dorward Lambert. Since 2000, she has worked in the conservation charity sector. She began working for the National Trust in 2000 and in 2005 became director for the East Midlands and Midlands regions. She was responsible for the development of the Trust's sustainable food policy and also installation of contemporary art.

In her role with the RSPB, she promotes a systematic approach, in collaboration with government, for changes in agriculture, fisheries and planning to allow fragmented environments to recover from their biodiversity losses.

Awards In November 2020, she was included in the BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Power list 2020.