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Amelia Fawcett

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Dame Amelia Fawcett
DBE CVO
Born (1956-09-16) 16 September 1956 (age 68)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Virginia
Wellesley College
Occupation(s)Chairman of Kinnevik AB in Stockholm
Lead Director for State Street Corporation in Boston, Massachusetts

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.

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

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Honours and awards

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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

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


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