Saul Nassé

Saul Edward Nassé (born July 1965) is Chief Executive and Keeper of The National Archives, the official archive and publisher for the UK Government. He was formerly a television producer for the BBC, and was also chief executive of Cambridge Assessment, and a fellow of Robinson College, Cambridge. At the BBC he was successively Editor of Tomorrow's World, general manager of BBC Worldwide Productions in Mumbai and Controller of BBC Learning.

Early life Saul Edward Nassé was born in July 1965 in Bedford. At the age of seven his interest in science was inspired by Raymond Baxter, the first presenter of the BBC television programme Tomorrow's World.

In 1987, Nassé graduated from Robinson College with a Master's in Natural Sciences. In 1997, following in the footsteps of Raymond Baxter who had inspired his interest in science, Nassé was made editor of Tomorrow's World, the youngest person to have held that position during the programme's near forty-year history. He also oversaw the launch of its website, one of the first that the BBC created. During this time he produced a successful reality television show in India, Haath Se Haath Milaa, designed to increase awareness of AIDS. In 2004, he was made the BBC's Acting Head of Religion and Ethics producing programmes across all media and including coverage of the death of Pope John Paul II.

Nassé was appointed Controller of BBC Learning in 2010, responsible for all the BBC's formal learning content including Bitesize, the free online educational support service for children and informal learning content such as Stargazing Live and The Great British Bake Off. He was also charged with leading the move of BBC Learning to its new offices in Salford.

In 2014, Nassé left the BBC and was appointed Chief Executive of Cambridge Assessment English.

Nassé was a governor of the University of Sunderland and a trustee of the Teaching Awards Trust.

Personal life In 1999, Nassé married the journalist Carmen Pryce.