Diane Chadwick-Jones, former Director of Human Performance at BP, is a luminary in the field of safety culture and human performance whose work in high-hazard industry companies delivers cultural shifts that not only improve safety outcomes but also make work processes more effective.
With a rich background that spans the globe, from the operational fields of Belgium and Brazil to strategic roles in Egypt, Diane Chadwick-Jones’s 30-year career in BP is a testament to her commitment to improving safety culture as well as reinvigorating BP’s values. An alumna of the prestigious Imperial College London, her journey through various BP sectors has been marked by a relentless pursuit of excellence in safety practices.
Diane’s work in updating safety culture and enhancing human performance is unparalleled. Her innovative approach, which incorporates systems thinking into the very fabric of operational practices, has set new benchmarks in many sectors. Since retiring from BP in 2020, Diane has successfully supported global corporations on multi-year transformation programmes to improve safety, culture and efficiency.
Diane had published groundbreaking research papers on trust, safety culture and incentives in prestigious safety and psychology journals. She is a popular contributor to high-volume safety podcasts, and her punchy articles for Safety&Health Practitioner (SHP) magazine regularly obtain high engagement levels. In 2024, she was invited onto the SHP Editorial Board to provide guidance on innovative content to engage a younger readership.
Diane has a track record of impactful keynote speeches, for example, at the recent Global Safety Innovation Summit (600 attendees, Wollongong, Australia), the Berlin EHS Congress (250 attendees), Trinidad AMCHAM (500 attendees) and the GPCA Responsible Care Conference (400 attendees, Bahrain). You can rely on Diane to hold the attention of your team and stimulate their thinking towards more modern directions.
Diane facilitates well-received workshops that develop skills in executives to build a strong culture to improve performance. By shifting the questions leaders ask, it is possible to transform culture where the workforce feels supported to…
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