Dr Dean will join the 15-strong Board of Trustees, which includes leading figures from the heritage sector, appointed by the Prime Minister to run both Funds. Their role is to steer the policy and direction of the HLF and decide on the larger grant applications for heritage projects. The Board also takes all decisions on applications to the NHMF, the nation’s fund of last resort for heritage, which currently distributes £5m each year. 

Dr Dean commented: “This is an exciting new role for me and I’m delighted to have been selected to join the HLF/NHMF Board at such an interesting time. I am passionate about heritage and opening it up as widely as possible for people to enjoy and am looking forward  to learning more about the work of both Funds.”  

Biographical note:
Dr Angela Dean spent more than 25 years in international finance, working for much of her career as a Managing Director for the American investment bank, Morgan Stanley. She specialised in financial analysis of technology companies and was Head of Morgan Stanley’s Global Technology Research. In 2005 she was appointed Director for Socially Responsible Investment at Morgan Stanley, and was a member of the United Nations Global Compact’s initiative to develop a framework for including such issues in the global financial sector.

Angela is Vice Chair of International House, one of the largest independent organisations for language teaching and the training of language teachers. She is a Member of the Council of King's College, London. Her role as a Trustee of the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council ended this year. She read Modern History and completed a doctorate in early 17th-century English politics at Somerville College, Oxford.

Further information

Please contact Katie Owen or Lydia Davies, HLF press office, on 020 7591 6036 / 32 or 07973 613 820.