Joanna Killian

Joanna Killian
Chief Executive of Local Government Association
In office
March 2024  Present
Chief Executive of Surrey County Council
In office
March 2018  March 2024
Preceded byDavid McNulty
Chair of Trustees of St Mungo's (charity)
In office
September 2021  Present
Preceded byRobert Napier CBE
Chief Executive of Essex County Council
In office
2006–2015
Succeeded byGavin Jones
Personal details
BornJune 1965 (age 5960)
Alma materKeele University

Joanna Elizabeth Killian (born June 1965) is a local government official, who has been Chief Executive of the Local Government Association since March 2024.

A graduate of Keele University, she was Chief Executive of Essex County Council from 2006 to 2015, and worked at KPMG prior to being appointed Chief Executive of Surrey County Council.

Appointed Chair of Trustees of St Mungo's (charity) (Homeless Charity) in September 2021.

Joanna was awarded an OBE in the New Years Honours List 2025