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Biography
Dame Sandra June Noble Dawson DBE FAcSS (born 4 June 1946) is a British social scientist and academic. She was Master of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge from 1999 to 2009. She is KPMG Professor of Management Studies at the Judge Business School, University of Cambridge.
Academic career
Dawson was also Director of the Judge Business School, University of Cambridge from 1995 to 2006. Prior to this Dawson was Professor of Organisational Behaviour within the National Health Service (1990-1995) and Deputy Director of the Management School (1987-1994) at Imperial College, University of London.
Other work
In 2010, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling appointed her as a non-executive director at the United Kingdom's Financial Services Authority, following her previous role on the board of directors at Barclays and Chase banks.
She is also a trustee of Oxfam.
Honours
Dawson was created a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 2004.