Baroness Wendy Alexander of Cleveden joined the Board of Trustees in October 2022. Wendy became Deputy Chair of the Board in December 2024. She is a Fellow of The Royal Society of Edinburgh, Chair of the Electrotechnical Sector Joint Industry Board, and serves on ApplyBoard’s UK Advisory Board.
She chaired Times Higher Education’s International Education Advisory Board, served as the Scottish Government’s Trade & Investment Envoy for Higher Education, was a Venture Partner at Emerge Education and Patron of Social Investment Scotland. Earlier in her career, Wendy spent over a decade in government and public service, serving in three Scottish Cabinets, including as Minister responsible for Further and Higher Education, holding the Enterprise and Lifelong Learning, Transport and Communities portfolios.
Wendy Alexander trustee term dates
Second term: 01 October 2025 – 30 September 2028
First term: 01 October 2022 - 30 September 2025