Shriti will take up the role of RSC Chair as the AGMof The Royal Shakespeare Company this Autumn when the current Chair, Nigel Hugill, steps down after ten years. She was recently appointed Chair of Prudential plc and was previously Chair of Santander UK (the first woman to Chair a major British bank) and served on the Boards of AstraZeneca and BHP.
She has more than 30 years of experience spanning both public and private sectors, domestically as well as internationally, and early in her career served as a Minister in the Cabinet Office and in the International Development and Business Departments. After leaving government she served as an adviser to the G20, and to governments across the globe. Shriti is a member of the House of Lords, on leave of absence since 2011. She will be the first female Chair and first person of colour to lead the RSC Board.
