Brooke Martin-Garbutt is Head of Human Resources at the Blavatnik School of Government.

Brooke joined the Blavatnik School of Government in December 2016 as the inaugural HR Manager. It is Brooke’s responsibility to embed a culture of excellence in the recruitment, management and development of staff within the School. Taking responsibility for the operation of the HR function and support of academic faculty, she ensures that a professional, proactive and customer-focused HR service is delivered, consistent with University-wide guidelines.

Prior to joining the Blavatnik School, Brooke worked at the University’s Faculty of Law as the Personnel Officer (2015–2016) and at the Faculty of Classics as the HR Administrator (2011–2015). She holds Level 3 and Level 5 CIPD Certificates in HR Management and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Human Resource Management at Oxford Brookes.

Brooke holds an MA in Ancient Epic and BA in Classics from the University of Durham (2005–2009). In her spare time, she loves to travel and walk her dog, Scratty.