Dawn currently works independently primarily within higher education to provide expert services on governance effectiveness. Alongside her consultancy assignments she works part-time as Clerk to the Board at Rose Bruford College and has previously undertaken part-time roles as a company secretary and as Clerk to the Governing Body at Westminster School. This followed a 20+ year career at the Open University where she developed experience in corporate and academic governance, executive and non-executive recruitment, risk management, strategic programme management, budget management and information rights. In her last role as Head of Governance, she was responsible for leading reviews of the effectiveness of the University’s governance arrangements across the four UK nations and managing the operation of governance across the University.