Dame Frances Cairncross DBE

Dame Frances Cairncross is a journalist and academic with a background in economics reporting. She was a senior editor at The Economist and a principal economic columnist for The Guardian. She has held leadership roles including Rector of Exeter College at Oxford University, and currently serves as Chair of the Court of Heriot-Watt University and as a Trustee at the Natural History Museum. She has written multiple books including works on the communications revolution and cost of living. In 2014 she was appointed Dame of the British Empire for services to education.