Pam alexander author

British businesswoman and civil servant (–)

Pam Alexander
Born	April
Died	7 April () (aged&#;68–69)
Nationality	British
Occupation(s)	Businesswoman and senior civil servant

Pam AlexanderOBE (April – 7 April ) was a British businesswoman and senior civil servant specialising in housing and economic regeneration in England.

Pam alexander public relations: Pam Alexander OBE (April – 7 April ) was a British businesswoman and senior civil servant specialising in housing and economic regeneration in England. She chaired the Heritage Alliance and Commonplace, a digital community engagement company; and was a non-executive director of the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) and of the Connected Places Catapult.

She chaired the Heritage Alliance and Commonplace, a digital community engagement company; and was a non-executive director of the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) and of the Connected Places Catapult. Earlier, she was chair of the Covent Garden Market Authority, and a trustee of the Design Council.

She was Chief Executive of the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) from to , and of the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England (English Heritage) from to She was made OBE in for her services to urban regeneration in the South East.^[1]

Early life

Alexander was born in April ^[2] She attended The Lady Eleanor Holles School, Hampton, Middlesex between and ^[3] She took an MA in Geography at the University of Cambridge, Newnham College between and ^[4] She was subsequently President of the Newnham Roll Committee (the alumnae group) from to and was subsequently an Honorary Associate.^[5]

Career

Alexander started her career in as a civil servant in the Department of the Environment (now part of DEFRA) as an Administration Trainee, and rose to become a senior civil servant.^[6] During this period she was involved in the development of policies for housing, social housing, regeneration, local government finance, and transport, and was involved in the sale of 10 water companies.

She joined the Housing Corporation in as a Deputy Chief Executive.

Pam alexander biography wikipedia Alexander was born on this date in She is a retired Black Judge, lawyer, administrator, and community activist. She is one of 5 children born to Robert and Francis Alexander from Minneapolis. She has said that "at the age of 12, her courtroom testimony in the rape of a friend was instrumental in her law career pursuit". During that time, she was also a Trust Administrator at First Bank.

She left two years later in when two deputy CEO positions were merged into one, and was appointed CEO of English Heritage some months later.^[7] Whilst there she led a significant restructuring, working with the then chairman Jocelyn Stevens, but left four years later when the incoming chairman Neil Cossons felt that a further restructuring was needed.^[8] She spent the next two years as a consultant to the Cabinet Office, reviewing the effectiveness of executive agencies.^[9] She was then appointed chief executive of the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) in , where she was one of the highest paid female quango chiefs in the UK,^[8] and was listed in the Telegraph top British business people in the public sector.^[10] During this period she also served four years as co-chair of the UK Government Women's Enterprise Task Force (created by Gordon Brown in December ), with Glenda Stone.^[11][12][13]

Alexander left SEEDA in after nearly eight years and has subsequently had a number of non-executive positions.

Prominent among these are her two terms as chair of the Covent Garden Market Authority,^[14][15] presiding over the redevelopment of the New Covent Garden Market at Nine Elms. She oversaw the opening of a new Flower Market, the Food Exchange, and the start of construction of the new Fruit and Veg Market.^[16] She was also chair of Design Council Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment from to ^[17] and deputy chair of the overall Design Council during ^[18] She was also a non-executive director of Crossrail Ltd^[19] and Crest Nicholson Plc.^[20] She was chair of Commonplace Digital Ltd,^[21] and a non-executive director of the Connected Places Catapult.^[22] She was appointed Chair of the Heritage Alliance in November ^[23]

Personal life and death

Alexander was married, with four stepchildren and seven step grandchildren.

She lived in Wandsworth, London. Her interests included choral singing, tennis, and walking.^[8]

Alexander died from ovarian cancer on 7 April , at the age of ^[24]

Commemoration

In , the London Legacy Development Corporation dedicated its handbook on Creating Places that Work for Women and Girls to Pam Alexander.^[25]

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