Eilish McGuinness

Eilish McGuinness | CEO | National Lottery Heritage Fund

Eilish McGuinness became Chief Executive of the National Lottery Heritage Fund in January 2022, having previously been the Heritage Fund’s Executive Director, Business Delivery.

Eilish has worked in heritage all her professional life and has extensive experience across the sector and the breadth of the UK’s heritage.

She joined the Heritage Fund in 1996 and has held a variety of roles – both operational and strategic – including Regional Manager North East, Head of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Major Grants and Special Programmes.