Tim Gardam

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Tim Gardam

CBE
Born (1956-01-14) 14 January 1956 (age 68) [1]
Education Rokeby Preparatory School, Westminster School
Alma mater University of Cambridge
Occupation(s)Journalist, Academic Administrator

Timothy David Gardam CBE (born 14 January 1956) is a British journalist, media executive and educator. He was Director of Television at Channel 4 until 2003, after which he was Principal of St Anne's College, Oxford until 2016. [1] [2] He is Chief Executive of the Nuffield Foundation.

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Early life

Gardam was born on 14 January 1956 to the novelist Jane Gardam. [1] He studied at Rokeby Preparatory School, [3] Westminster School and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he obtained a double first in English. [2]

Career

He subsequently worked at the BBC (where he created Timewatch and edited Newsnight ), and as director of programmes at Channel 4, commissioning the first series of Big Brother. [4] [5] He was then appointed by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport to lead a review of digital radio in Britain. [6]

In January 2008, he began a three-year term on the board of Ofcom, [7] the independent regulatory authority for the UK communications industries. He was subsequently reappointed for a second three-year term. [7]

In 2004, he was elected Principal of St Anne's College, Oxford, succeeding Ruth Deech. [8] His achievements included the construction of a new library and the St Anne's Coffee Shop (STACS), and the strengthening of college finances, academic performance, and outreach efforts.[ citation needed ] In early 2016, Gardam announced that he would be stepping down as principal at the end of the academic year, in order to become chief executive of the Nuffield Foundation. [9]

He was Chairman of the Consumers' Association Council from 2015 [10] to 2019. [11]

Gardam was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to journalism and education. [12]

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  2. 1 2 "St Anne's College: Head of House" . Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Rokeby Old Boys Club". Rokeby School.
  4. ↑ Timothy Gardam at IMDb.
  5. ↑ "Tim Gardam's Edinburgh speech". The Guardian . 27 August 2002. Retrieved 1 May 2012. Speech by the director of programming at Channel 4 to the Guardian Edinburgh International TV Festival on August 25, 2002
  6. ↑ Gardam, Tim (October 2004). "Independent Review of the BBC's Digital Radio Services" (PDF). Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  7. 1 2 "Ofcom: Tim Gardam". Ofcom. Archived from the original on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2012. Tim Gardam was appointed to the Ofcom Board on 1 January 2008 for an initial three year term. He was reappointed on 27 October 2009 to serve a second three year term which will conclude on 31 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "Head of House". People. St Anne's College. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "Tim Gardam appointed Chief Executive of the Nuffield Foundation | Nuffield Foundation". www.nuffieldfoundation.org. 6 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "» Tim Gardam appointed new Chairman of the Consumers' Association, Which?" . Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  11. ↑ Andy Ricketts. "Consumers' Association appoints former commission chief as chair". www.thirdsector.co.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  12. ↑ "No. 64269". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2023. p. N10.
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