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Amelia Fawcett

Amelia Fawcett

American-British business executive

Dame Amelia Chilcott Fawcett DBE CVO (born 16 September 1956)[1] is an American-British business executive who is currently Chairman of Kinnevik AB (Stockholm) and Lead Director of State Street Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts). Fawcett is the Chairman of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, a Governor of the Wellcome Trust and a Trustee of Project HOPE UK.

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Fawcett is a former Vice Chairman for Morgan Stanley.[2] Other prior posts include Chairman of the Standards Board for Alternative Investments (2011–2019), a non-executive member of the Board of HM Treasury (2012–2018), Chairman of The Prince of Wales's Charitable Foundation (2011–2018),[3] Deputy Chairman and a Governor of the London Business School (2009–2018) and a Commissioner of the UK-US Fulbright Commission (2010–2017).

Fawcett also has been a member of the Court of the Bank of England (2004–2009) and Deputy Chairman of the National Portrait Gallery (2003–2011) as well as non-executive director (from 2007) and Chairman (2009–2013) for the British multimedia business Guardian Media Group plc[2] and non-executive director of Millicom International Cellular SA (2015–2016).

Fawcett attended Brookwood School, Pingree School, Wellesley College and the University of Virginia School of Law.[2]

Other activities

Honours and awards

In 2006, Fawcett was named one of Fortune magazine's "50 most powerful women".[7] In the New Year Honours 2002 Fawcett was appointed as a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.[8]

In the New Year Honours 2010 Fawcett was elevated to the rank of Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for her services to the financial industry.[9][10] In June 2018 she was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order.[11]

In 2004, she received the Prince of Wales' Ambassador award recognising responsible business activities. In July 2013, she was appointed the first Lady Usher of the Purple Rod.[12]

References

  1. [1]
    "Birthdays". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media. 15 September 2014. p. 35.
  2. [2]
    Brook, Stephen (22 April 2009). "Amelia Fawcett named chair of Guardian Media Group". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  3. [3]
    "About Us" Archived 2016-03-24 at the Wayback Machine, princeofwalescharitablefoundation.org.uk; accessed 1 May 2013.
  4. [4]
    "Four new appointments to Wellcome's Board of Governors" (press release). Wellcome Trust. 23 August 2019.
  5. [5]
    "New Chair appointed to the Board of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | Kew" (press release). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 19 June 2019.
  6. [6]
    "Board of Trustees | Kew". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  7. [7]
    "Fortune Global Power 50". CNN Money. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  8. [8]
    "No. 56430". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2001. p. 7.
  9. [9]
    "Amelia C. Fawcett profile". Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  10. [10]
    "No. 59446". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 2010. p. 6.
  11. [11]
    "No. 62310, The London Gazette, 8 June 2018". Archived from the original on 13 June 2018.
  12. [12]
    "No. 60577". The London Gazette. 23 July 2013. p. 14495.
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