Peter McBride (bio)

Prof. Peter McBride Group Chief Executive

Peter McBride is the Group Chief Executive of Inspire with overall responsibility for the implementation of Inspire's strategic plan and operational issues across the Inspire Group.

Peter joined Inspire in 2001 as the Managing Director of Carecall and has been Chief Executive since 2010.

He has degrees in Science and Divinity and at Masters Level in Social Work, alongside further qualifications and experience in the fields of business management, counselling and the management of psychological trauma.

Peter is a Trustee of the National Charity, BBC Children in Need, in which he chairs the Nomination Committee and the Grants Committee. He is a Trustee of NICVA where he serves as Vice Chair of the Board and Chair of the Resources and Audit Committee.

He has also been involved for over 20 years in the Victims and Survivors Sector in Northern Ireland and has played a leading role in the development of leadership within civil society and its response to political and social progress in Northern Ireland. Peter is Visiting Professor at the University of Ulster Bamford Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing.