Dame Patricia Hodgson | |
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Chair of Ofcom | |
In office 2014–2017 | |
Preceded by | Dame Colette Bowe |
Succeeded by | Terence, Baron Burns |
Principal of Newnham College, Cambridge | |
In office 2006–2012 | |
Preceded by | Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve |
Succeeded by | Dame Carol Black |
Personal details | |
Born | Patricia Anne Hodgson 19 January 1947 Essex, England |
Spouse | George Donaldson |
Children | 1 son |
Alma mater | Newnham College, Cambridge |
Awards | DBE |
Dame Patricia Anne Hodgson DBE (born 19 January 1947) is a British broadcasting executive, competition regulator, and academic administrator.
A former board member of the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation and the UK AI Council,[citation needed] she served as Chair of Ofcom from 2014 to 2017.[1] A Trustee of the Policy Exchange and Chair of the School Teachers' Review Body,[2] from 2006 to 2012 she served as Principal of Newnham College, Cambridge.