Skillset Board of Patrons
Our Board of Patrons is made up of the industry's most senior and influential figures and is chaired by Estelle Morris (Baroness Morris of Yardley). The role of Skillset Patrons is to influence and champion the organisation and encourage and vocalise support for its work.
- Estelle Morris (Baroness Morris of Yardley)
President of Skillset Patrons
Lord (David) Puttnam of Queensgate, CBE
Dawn Airey
Charles Allen, CBE- Lord (Waheed) Alli of Norbury
- Peter Bazalgette Chairman, Endemol UK
- Lord (Melvyn) Bragg of Wigton Broadcaster
- Greg Dyke
- Huw Edwards BBC Newsreader and Broadcast Journalist
- Michael Grade, CBE Executive Chairman, ITV plc
- Michael Kuhn Qwerty Films
- Roger Laughton, CBE (Chair of the Audio Visual Industries Training Group, AVITG, 1999-2001)
- John McCormick Chair of Scottish Qualifications Authority, formerly head of BBC Scotland
- Denise O'Donoghue, OBE Managing Director, Hat Trick Productions
- Trevor Phillips Chair, Commission for Equality and Human Rights
- Lord (Chris) Smith of Finsbury Director of Clore Leadership Programme and former Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
- Joyce Taylor Chair of Skillset/Ofcom Taskforce and Member of Ofcom Advisory Committee for Scotland
Mark Thompson Director-General of the BBC
Parminder Vir, OBE Producer and Diversity Consultant
