Ms Jane Plumb

Jane Plumb co-founded Group B Strep Support (GBSS) in 1996 after her baby died from group B Strep infection. She is the Chief Executive of GBSS and Women’s Voices Lead for the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG). She chairs the Advisory Council for the Confederation of Meningitis Organisations, is a trustee of the Meningitis Research Foundation, and a member of the WHO’s Extended Technical Taskforce on Defeating Meningitis by 2030. Jane has been involved in many GBS research projects, including co-leading PPI for the GBS3 trial. She was awarded an MBE in 2012, fellowship of the Royal Society of Arts in 2020, and a Fellowship Honoris Causa by the RCOG in 2021. Jane’s contributions to GBS research and prevention are extensive, including involvement in the Department of Health’s priority-setting workshops for GBS research and serving on several NICE guideline committees.