Oliver Lewis

Oliver Lewis was appointed MDAC’s Executive Director in September 2006, having served as its Legal Director for five years since its inception. Oliver graduated in law from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and obtained a postgraduate degree in medical law and ethics at King’s College London. He qualified as a barrister in the UK, a position which he maintains through his associate membership of Doughty Street Chambers, London. In 1999-2000 Oliver worked at the UK’s Department of Health researching mental health law reform.

Oliver is a visiting professor at the Central European University in Budapest, teaching mental disability law and advocacy to postgraduate human rights students. He is also a Fellow at CEU’s Center for Ethics and Law in Biomedicine. He has given lectures at several universities around the world, and is on the faculty of a new international diploma in mental health and human rights, run by the University of Pune, India.

Oliver's publications include a book co-authored with Peter Bartlett and Oliver Thorold, “Mental Disability and the European Convention on Human Rights” (Brill Publishing, 2006). Currently Oliver is studying part -time for a Master of Public Administration.