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Ian McDermott

Chief Executive

Peabody

Ian McDermott
Ian McDermott became Chief Executive of Peabody in October 2021. He was previously Chief Executive of Catalyst. A chartered surveyor, Ian has over 30 years' experience in the housing sector. He’s a Fellow and committee member of the Chartered Institute of Housing and an alumnus of Harvard Business School. Ian is currently Chair of G15, the group of London’s leading not-for-profit housing associations. 


He also sits on the board of the National Housing Federation and co-chaired the advisory group of the Better Social Housing Review.   

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Five minutes with… Ian McDermott

11 November 2025

Five minutes with… Ian McDermott

David Taylor meets Ian McDermott to see how his chairmanship of the G15 is going alongside running Peabody, and to garner his views on New Towns, Thamesmead, and the housing “crises”.

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