Roxanne Stockwell

Chair of the Board of Directors at Independent Higher Education

Roxanne Stockwell is an accomplished professional with over two decades of leadership experience in higher and professional education. She has a diverse background that combines commercial experience in FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 companies, an award-winning doctorate, and extensive knowledge of innovative approaches to education, including new business models, experiential learning, and ed-tech. Her passion lies in exploring ways for academics and employers to work together to benefit students, universities, employers, and society at large. She is the Vice President for Higher Education Awards in the UK, and she previously served as the Principal at Pearson College London. Her educational background includes studies in Law, Theatre Studies, Government, Indonesian, Speech and Drama, and Teaching English as a Second Language, among others. She earned a Doctorate in Business Administration with a focus on Higher Education Management, which earned her the Outstanding Doctoral Research Award from Emerald/EFMD in 2020 and the Mawditt DBA prize in 2019 from the University of Bath.

Experience

Chair of the Board of Directors at Independent Higher Education (March 2017 - Present)

Member of Professional Advisory Board at THE JUNIOR LAWYERS' CLUB LTD (January 2015 - Present); Non Executive Director at ICMP (March 2014 - Present)

Education

Doctorate in Business Administration, Higher Education Management - University of Bath (Outstanding Doctoral Research Award Emerald/EFMD 2020; Mawditt DBA prize 2019); LLM in Intellectual Property, Cultural Property - UCL (2005 - 2007); MA in Theatre Studies - Western Sydney University (1997 - 1998); TESOL Diploma in Teaching English as a Second Language, A - Trinity College London (1999); Performers Diploma in Drama - Trinity College London (1992 - 1993); Associate Teachers Diploma in Speech and Drama - Trinity College London (1991 - 1992); LLB in Law - University of Sydney (1988 - 1991); BA in Government, Indonesian - University of Sydney (1986 - 1988)