Mayor of the West Midlands' Council of Experts

The Mayor Richard Parker has laid out an ambitious vision to transform the region, focusing on four key priorities that will make a real difference in people’s lives. He wants to focus on:

• Jobs for Everyone – Investing in skills, training, and apprenticeships, reducing youth unemployment, and ensuring everyone has a job that pays well.
• Homes for Everyone – Building social and affordable homes, creating vibrant communities, so that everyone has a place to call home.
• Growth for Everyone – Helping businesses thrive, fostering innovation and creativity, ensuring the benefits reach everyone while protecting the environment.
• Journeys for Everyone – Connecting communities with safer, easier, and more affordable travel.

The Taskforces

To help deliver on these priorities, we’ve formed four dedicated taskforces of experts across a range of sectors - our very own council of experts.

They will provide insights, challenge ideas, and help deliver for everyone in the West Midlands.

• Advise the Mayor and WMCA board, shaping strategies to drive progress in your specialist area.
• Bring fresh perspectives to policy development and help push forward the key priorities that will improve people’s lives.
• Lead short-term projects to accelerate action and ensure delivery in each priority area.
• Collaborate with experts from across the region to support wider engagement and help promote our ambitious agenda.