Bridget Whyte was appointed CEO of The UK Association for Music Education - Music Mark in 2017. She started her career at Arts Council England before going freelance, working with over 50 music and music education organisations.  Key clients included Youth Music, the Department for Education (DfE), and she was a Strategic Advisor to the British Council, setting up and managing their World Voice Programme which supported the use of singing as a tool for learning in over 20 countries.  As Music Mark’s CEO, Bridget Whyte is in demand as a keynote speaker, advocate and advisor at a national and international level.  Most recently she supported the Welsh Government on writing their National Plan for Music Education which was published in May 2022; was part of the Department of Education's English National Plan for Music Education ‘refresh’ Expert Panel, prior to its publication in June 2022, and involved in the writing of the Music Education Policy Group World Compact on Music Education.