Dame Patricia Hodgson DBE was appointed non-executive Council member in 2004. She is Principal of Newnham College, Cambridge and a Member of the BBC Trust. She is also Governor of the Wellcome Trust and Member of the Committee for Standards in Public Life and of the Higher Education Funding Council for England. She has worked previously as both a producer and journalist. Past work includes: BBC Policy & Planning Director, Chief Executive of the Independent Television Commission, Chair of the Higher Education Regulation Review Group and non-executive director of GCap Media plc.