Julia Manning is a social pioneer, writer, campaigner and commentator. Julia studied visual science at City University, became a member of the College of Optometrists in 1991 and specialised in diabetes. Her career has included being a visiting lecturer at City University, a visiting clinician at the Royal Free Hospital, working with south London Primary Care Trusts and as a Director of the UK Institute of Optometry. She formed 2020health in 2006 and left the NHS in 2009. Julia’s research interests are now in harnessing digital to improve wellbeing. She is an honorary research associate at UCL and a Fellow of the RSA.
