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Meet the judge

Meet judge, Deana Rouse 

DEANA ROUSE MBE BSc(Hons) MSc FCIPD CMgr FCMI

Director Department of State & Business Operations

Ministry of Defence

Deana has been a Civil Servant in the Ministry of Defence since 1999, having undertaken a range of roles including in Communications, Overseas Policy, Human Resources, Ministerial Private Office and supporting the military operation in Iraq for which she was awarded the MBE. As a Senior Civil Servant, since 2011, Deana has led all aspects of Defence Security, was the Chief of Staff to the Permanent Secretary and in 2015 moved to Navy Command as Head of the Civilian Workforce and Command Secretariat.

In 2019, Deana undertook a loan to the Cabinet Office as Chief Operating Officer of the Government Security Function and Director of Government Security where she was responsible for the corporate services and governance for the Function and led the professional development of the cadre of 11,500 security practitioners. Deana was delighted to take up her current post on return to MOD in 2022 as Director Department of State and Business Operations where she is responsible for driving MOD’s Productivity agenda, running MOD Main Building and leading on sponsorship of Arm’s Length Bodies and public appointments. As a particular passion, Deana is the Chair of the Department of State Diversity and Inclusivity Delivery Board and is a Civil Service Social Mobility Champion.

Deana is a Non-Executive Director for a not-for-profit community interest company called X-Forces Enterprise and a Trustee Advisor for the Marine Society and Sea Cadets charity. Outside of work, Deana enjoys motorcycling, skiing, sailing, diving, travelling and spending time with her family and friends.