Dawn Austwick


Dawn Jacquelyn Austwick, is the chief executive of the Big Lottery Fund since October 2014.

Education

Austwick was educated at Royal High School, Bath, followed by a bachelor's degree from London University, and an MBA from the London Business School.

Career

After university, Austwick worked in arts sponsorship and fundraising before becoming a management consultant at KPMG. She was then the project director overseeing the opening of Tate Modern. From 2002-2005, Austwick was deputy director of the British Museum. She was chief executive of the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation from 2008 to 2014, prior to becoming CEO of the Big Lottery Fund.

Honours

She was awarded an honorary doctorate from London Metropolitan University in 2006.

Personal life

Austwick is married with three children, and lives in north London.