Wendy Piatt

Wendy Louisa Piatt (born 17 November 1970) was Director General of the Russell Group of research universities from January 2007 until February 2017.

Dr

Wendy Piatt
1st Director-General of Russell Group
In office
2007–2017
Succeeded byTim Bradshaw
Personal details
Born17 November 1970 (1970-11-17) (age 49)
Alma materKing's College London
University of Oxford

Life

Piatt was born in Birkenhead, in the Wirral,[1] and went to convent school there.[2]

She was awarded a first class honours BA in English from King's College London before studying for an MPhil in Shakespeare and Renaissance drama and then a D.Phil at Lincoln College, Oxford.[1][2] Her thesis was entitled "Politics and religion in Renaissance closet drama".[3]

Employment

Piatt went on to work for the left-of-centre think-tank the Institute for Public Policy Research, where she was Head of Education.[4] She then joined the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit, where she rose to the post of Deputy Director.[2]

In January 2007, she was appointed Director General of the Russell Group.[2] In December 2016 it was announced that she would step down from her position, despite having been cleared after an internal investigation into her travel and expenses.[5] She stepped down on 1 February 2017.

She is a board member of the Snowdon Trust, founded by the Earl of Snowdon, which provides grants and scholarships for students with disabilities. [6]

References
  1. Wendy Piatt: Taking on the world The Independent, 22 February 2007 Archived 6 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Wendy Piatt: The vice-chancellors' new velvet glove | Special Reports | EducationGuardian.co.uk
  3. University of Oxford Combined library catalogue
  4. Crace, John (14 November 2006). "Wendy Piatt: The vice-chancellors' new velvet glove". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  5. "Wendy Piatt to step down as head of Russell Group". Times Higher.
  6. "Our board". The Snowdon Trust.


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