Baroness Manningham-Buller
Former Head of MI5 & Former Chair of the Wellcome Trust
Heather Rabbatts
Dame Heather Rabbatts DBE
Non-Exec Director, Grosvenor
Heather has held challenging positions in both the private and public sector. She made headlines when she took over at Lambeth, seen as the worst council in London, and again at Millwall FC. In each case she succeeded in regenerating embattled organisations. She's since served on Crossrail's board and become the first female Director at the FA. Heather sets out how to tackle resistance to change, push boundaries and increase the number of women leaders.
Speaking Topics
- Diversity & Inclusion
- Leadership
- Strategy
- Transformation & Change
Biography
Heather Rabbatts qualified as a Barrister and then became the youngest CEO of a local Authority, in the London Borough of Lambeth where she led an organisational turnaround together with working with partners transforming the South Bank, including The London Eye. Heather then developed a career across media and sports. She became the first woman and first person of colour on the Board of the Football Association and has long championed inclusion and anti-racism across the game. She was part of the founding group of Kick Racism out of the Football, advising UEFA on women’s leadership and trying to build pathways for Black coaches with the Leagues.
Heather founded the Women’s Sports Group with a core value of driving equity across Women’s Sports. They have worked with DAZN on the European Women’s Champions League, an LA based Women’s Soccer Team, Angel City, and were the advisors on the first WSL landmark media rights deal and many more clients across the spectrum of the sports ecology. Alongside her sports focus she was Chair of 42, a talent management and TV/Film production company and was involved in producing the film Silent Twins with Letitia Wright. She formed a film company, 48 Films, was Chair of the Soho Theatre, and of film studio Garden City in West London. She is the Executive Chair of media and communications company M+C Saatchi.
People really liked it and valued learning from Heather’s experiences. Her tips were very practical and useful. Internal feedback we collected indicates that Heather was the most popular of our three invited speakers.
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