Stuart Skeates CB CBE

Tab 01 · Profile

Profile

Stuart spent 34 years in the British Army, retiring as Lieutenant General before serving as a Senior Civil Servant in the Cabinet Office and Home Office. Educated at Judd, KCL, RMAS, and Cranfield, he was Commandant of Sandhurst and led joint operations with NATO and the USMC. He currently runs his own consultancy, advises defence tech firms, and serves as a Non-Executive Director for Border Security Command.

Lieutenant General (Retired) Stuart Skeates CB CBE

Stuart Skeates served in the Army for 34 years, retiring as a lieutenant general in 2023, before serving as a Senior Civil Servant in the Home Office. Since 2024 he has developed a portfolio as a mentor, strategic advisor, consultant and investor in the Defence and technology sectors. Educated at the Judd School Tonbridge, King’s College London, and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, he was commissioned into the Royal Regiment of Artillery in 1988. During his career, he served in the United Kingdom, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Northern Ireland, the Balkans, Cyprus, Afghanistan, Iraq, the United States and the Netherlands. He has extensive leadership experience on military operations and spent much of his career in joint operations, with coalitions, with the US Marine Corps and with NATO. He was also Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He holds masters degrees from Kings College London, the Cranfield University Management School, he completed the Advanced and Higher Command and Staff Course, the NATO Pinnacle Course and the Major Projects Leadership Academy. After leaving the Army, he worked on migration initially in the Cabinet Office and subsequently in the Home Office. He now runs his own consultancy company, mentors at the UK Defence Academy and the Baltic Defence College and is a senior advisor to several defence technology companies. He is a member of the Master Gunner’s Committee, the Honourable Artillery Company and is a Non-Executive Director for Border Security Command.

Tab 02 · Areas of expertise

Areas of expertise

• Military leadership & joint operations Spent much of his 34-year Army career in joint operations, with coalitions, with the US Marine Corps and with NATO, including service in the Balkans, Afghanistan, Iraq and Northern Ireland.
• Defence technology advisory & investment Runs his own consultancy company and is a senior advisor to several defence technology companies in a portfolio developed since 2024.
• Government & migration policy Worked on migration policy, initially in the Cabinet Office and subsequently as a Senior Civil Servant in the Home Office.
• Border security governance Non-Executive Director for Border Security Command.
• Leadership development & mentoring Was Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and now mentors at the UK Defence Academy and the Baltic Defence College.
• Major programme & command education Completed the Advanced and Higher Command and Staff Course, the NATO Pinnacle Course and the Major Projects Leadership Academy, alongside masters degrees from King's College London and Cranfield University Management School.

Tab 03 · Service record

Service record