Dawn Jacquelyn Austwick, (born December 1960)
was the chief executive (CEO) of the
Big Lottery Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund, legally named the Big Lottery Fund, is a non-departmental public body responsible for distributing funds raised by the National Lottery for " good causes".
It is the largest community funder in the UK and ...
from October 2014 to 2020.
Education
Austwick was educated at
Royal High School, Bath
Royal High School Bath is a private day and boarding school for girls located in Bath, Somerset, England. Established in 1998 from the merger of two older schools, the Royal School (founded in 1864) and Bath High School (founded in 1875), it e ...
, followed by a bachelor's degree from
London University
The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degr ...
, and an MBA from the
London Business School
London Business School (LBS) is a business school and a constituent college of the federal University of London. LBS was founded in 1964 and awards post-graduate degrees (Master's degree, Master's degrees in management and finance, Master of B ...
.
Career
After university, Austwick worked in arts sponsorship and fundraising before becoming a management consultant at
KPMG
KPMG is a multinational professional services network, based in London, United Kingdom. As one of the Big Four accounting firms, along with Ernst & Young (EY), Deloitte, and PwC. KPMG is a network of firms in 145 countries with 275,288 emplo ...
. She was then the project director overseeing the opening of
Tate Modern
Tate Modern is an art gallery in London, housing the United Kingdom's national collection of international Modern art, modern and contemporary art (created from or after 1900). It forms part of the Tate group together with Tate Britain, Tate Live ...
. From 2002-2005, Austwick was deputy director of the
British Museum
The British Museum is a Museum, public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million works is the largest in the world. It documents the story of human cu ...
.
She was chief executive (CEO) of the
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation is a registered charity founded in England in 1961. It is one of the larger independent grant-making foundations based in the UK, funding organisations which aim to improve the quality of life for people and communit ...
from 2008 to 2014, prior to becoming CEO of the
Big Lottery Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund, legally named the Big Lottery Fund, is a non-departmental public body responsible for distributing funds raised by the National Lottery for " good causes".
It is the largest community funder in the UK and ...
.
Honours
She was awarded an honorary doctorate from
London Metropolitan University
London Metropolitan University, commonly known as London Met, is a public university, public research university in London, England. The University of North London and London Guildhall University merged in 2002 to create the university. The Un ...
in 2006.
Personal life
Austwick is married with three children, and lives in north London.
References
1960 births
Living people
Officers of the Order of the British Empire
People educated at the Royal High School, Bath
Employees of the British Museum
Alumni of the University of London
Alumni of London Business School
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