Mike Gaston
Co-opted Governor (Further Education)
Board of Governors
Role at Solent
Mike Gaston is Principal and CEO of Havant and South Downs College.
In 2015 he led on two mergers with Havant Sixth Form college in 2018 and with Alton College in 2019. All three campuses are based in South and East Hampshire.
Mike trained both as a fine artist at Goldsmiths College, London and in business and public administration at Warwick Business School.
He also is a founding member of the Society of Leadership Fellows at St George's House, Windsor. He chairs the Hampshire Principals’ Group and serves on the Skills Advisory Panel within the Solent LEP. He is, in addition, a governor at Oakmoor School and trustee at Purbrook Park Learning Trust.
