Ms Clare Brown

Biography

Clare Brown discovered she had fertility problems in 1978. Over the next 8 years, she had three attempts at tubal surgery and four at IVF, all of which failed. In 1985, she was successful in adopting her two children, James and Holly, who are now aged 22 and 21 respectively.

Having been a member of the national infertility support network CHILD for three years, she joined its National Management Committee in 1984, holding the posts of Membership Secretary and Chair until 1989, when she became Executive Director. She was then appointed Chief Executive of Infertility Network UK in 2003 when the charities CHILD and iSSUE merged.

She is President of the National Infertility Awareness Campaign, Chair of the European Infertility Alliance, patient representative on the Management Committee of the British Fertility Society, and was appointed to the HFEA in December 2002.

Latest

Clare Brown is to receive the World Fertility Awareness Month's lifetime achievement award. This award is presented at the ESHRE conference each year and has historically gone to very eminent clinicians working in the sector.

The decision that Clare should be presented with the award this year is in recognition of her tireless work to raise awareness of infertility issues and provide and improve support services both in the UK and internationally. Clare will be formally presented with the award in Lyons, France in July.

Personal interests

Consultancies and/or direct employment: Chief Executive, Infertility Network UK

Fee-paid work other than that associated with the HFEA: None

Shareholdings: None

Other Public Appointments: None

Other:

• Patient representative on the British Fertility Society Management Committee
• Member of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
• Member of the Labour Party
• Chair of the National Infertility Awareness Campaign
• Chair of the Organising Committee of National Infertility Day
• Member of the European Infertility Alliance