David Yeandle OBE

David was diagnosed with relapsing remitting MS in 2010, having experienced symptoms up to 3 years prior to this. While many people find an MS diagnosis a difficult and confusing time due to a lack of general awareness around the disease, David was unfortunately all too familiar with MS, having seen his sister diagnosed with the disease almost 30 years previously. Using his existing knowledge and experience of MS, David decided to approach his diagnosis with a positive attitude and the motto ‘I will manage my MS rather than allow it to manage me’; while his illness did eventually force him to take early retirement from his demanding job as Head of Employment for an organisation representing the UK’s manufacturing industry, he has since flourished as a part time consultant performing a variety of roles, including serving as the President of the United Nations’ Staff-Management Committee from 2014 to 2018, and Chairman of the Governors of Eastleigh College since 2017. David is a new addition to the MS in the 21st Century Steering Group having joined in July 2017 and as a result of his own experiences and expertise is a passionate advocate of helping MS patients to stay in employment.