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Registrar

Rachel Sandby-Thomas CB

Biography

Rachel joined the University of Warwick as Registrar in September 2016 and is responsible for the Professional Services of the University and the University Strategy, Excellence with Purpose.

She is Chair of The Whitehall and Industry Group, a Trustee of EY Foundation, a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths and the City of London, a Companion at the CMI, a member of the Advisory Board of the Office of Product Safety and Standards, and the Advisory Board of the UPP Foundation, as well as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

Prior to joining Warwick, Rachel was shadow CEO of the UK Government’s Institute for Apprenticeships and Director General in the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills for 8 years.

She was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 2012, named as one of the 2016 FTSE 100 “Women to Watch” and The Times 100 “Most Influential Lawyers”, 2012.

Rachel graduated from St. Catharine’s College, Cambridge with a double first class honours in Law.