Joanna Kennedy

Joanna Kennedy (born 22 July 1950),[1] is a British civil engineer and project manager who was Global Leader for Programme and Project Management at Arup until 2013 (a director from 1996). She is a patron of Women into Science and Engineering (WISE),[2] which she helped launch in 1984.[3] From 2015 until 2023 she was a Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery,[4][5] latterly as deputy chair of the Trustee Board, and she chaired the project board[6] for the Inspiring People redevelopment which was completed on time for the gallery's reopening, after three years closure, in June 2023.[7][8] In 2024 the project was short-listed for the RIBA Stirling prize.[9]

  1. ^ "Kennedy, Joanna Alicia Gore". Who's Who online. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  2. ^ "WISE Patrons". Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  3. ^ "History of WISE". Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  4. ^ "The Prime Minister appoints a new Trustee to the National Portrait Gallery". Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Joanna Kennedy reappointed as Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery". GOV.UK. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Dr Joanna Kennedy OBE". Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  7. ^ Freeman, Laura. "National Portrait Gallery reopening review — a magnificent facelift". Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  8. ^ Crook, Lizzie. "National Portrait Gallery revamp establishes connection to London surroundings". Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Stirling Prize 2024 shortlist: National Portrait Gallery, Westminster". RIBA Journal. Retrieved 7 October 2024.