Sharon White (businesswoman)

Dame Sharon White DBE
Chairman of the John Lewis Partnership
In office 4 February 2020 – 12 September 2024 [1]
Preceded by	Charlie Mayfield
Succeeded by	Jason Tarry
Chief Executive of the Office of Communications
In office March 2015 – November 2019
Preceded by	Ed Richards
Second Permanent Secretary of HM Treasury
In office 2013–2015
Chancellor	George Osborne
Preceded by	Tom Scholar
Succeeded by	John Kingman
Personal details
Born	Sharon Michele White (1967-04-21) 21 April 1967 (age 57) London, United Kingdom
Spouse	Sir Robert Chote ​ (m. 1997)​
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Cambridge (BA) University College London (MSc)
Profession	Economist

Dame Sharon Michele White, Lady Chote, DBE (born 21 April 1967) is a British businesswoman who served as the sixth Chairman of the John Lewis Partnership, having previously held a variety of roles in the Civil Service.

She was the chief executive of the British media regulator Ofcom from March 2015 to November 2019,^[2] and was second permanent secretary at HM Treasury from 2013 to 2015.^[3] She was the first black person, and the second woman, to become a permanent secretary at the Treasury.