Wendy Piatt
Dr Wendy Piatt | |
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| CEO of Gresham College | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
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| Born | 17 November 1970 (age 53) |
| Alma mater | King's College London University of Oxford |
Wendy Louisa Piatt (born 17 November 1970) is chief executive officer of Gresham College.[1]
Life
[edit]Piatt was born in Birkenhead, in the Wirral,[2] and went to convent school there.[3]
She was awarded a first class honours BA in English from King's College London before studying for an MPhil in Shakespeare and Renaissance drama and then a D.Phil at Lincoln College, Oxford.[2][3] Her thesis was entitled "Politics and religion in Renaissance closet drama".[4]
Employment
[edit]Piatt went on to work for the left-of-centre think-tank the Institute for Public Policy Research, where she was Head of Education.[5] She then joined the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit, where she rose to the post of deputy director.[3]
In January 2007, she was appointed Director General of the Russell Group.[3] In December 2016 it was announced that she would step down from her position, despite having been cleared after an internal investigation into her travel and expenses.[6] She stepped down on 1 February 2017.
She is a board member of the Snowdon Trust, founded by the Earl of Snowdon, which provides grants and scholarships for students with disabilities.[7]
In June 2020 she was appointed as the first CEO of Gresham College with effect from August 2020.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dr Wendy Piatt". Governance. Gresham College. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ a b Wendy Piatt: Taking on the world The Independent, 22 February 2007
- ^ a b c d Wendy Piatt: The vice-chancellors' new velvet glove | Special Reports | EducationGuardian.co.uk
- ^ University of Oxford Combined library catalogue
- ^ Crace, John (14 November 2006). "Wendy Piatt: The vice-chancellors' new velvet glove". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "Wendy Piatt to step down as head of Russell Group". Times Higher.
- ^ "Our board". The Snowdon Trust.
- ^ "Gresham Appoints New Provost, Dr Simon Thurley, and CEO, Dr Wendy Piatt (from 1 August)". Gresham College. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
External links
[edit]- BBC Russell Group's Wendy Piatt on university funding video of Wendy Piatt
- SciTech2010 Speakers biographies with image of Wendy Piatt
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