Dame Lynne Brindley
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Dame Lynne Brindley DBE |
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Brindley in 2008
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| Born | 2 July 1950 |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Reading, University College London |
| Occupation | Head of house |
| Employer | Pembroke College, Oxford |
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DBE (2008) FRSA Hon FBA (2015) |
Dame Lynne Janie Brindley, DBE, FRSA, FBA (born 2 July 1950) is the Master of Pembroke College, Oxford.
Prior to this appointment she was a professional librarian, and served as the first female Chief Executive of the British Library, the United Kingdom's national library, from July 2000 until July 2012. She is also a member of the Ofcom Board.
Brindley gained a first class degree in music at the University of Reading around 1975 and then began her professional career as a library trainee at the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford. She studied librarianship at the School of Librarianship, University College London, where she was awarded the Sir John MacAlister Medal as top student on her course.
She first worked for the British Library in 1979, in the Bibliographic Services Division and by 1983 she led the chief executive's office. She moved on to be director of library services at the University of Aston, and spent some time as a consultant for KPMG. She was librarian of the British Library of Political and Economic Science at the London School of Economics (LSE), before moving to the University of Leeds as Librarian and Keeper of the Brotherton Collection, and later as Pro Vice-Chancellor.
On 17 November 2011, Brindley announced that she would be stepping down from her post as Chief Executive at the British Library at the end of July 2012. Brindley became the Master of Pembroke College, Oxford, from 1 August 2013.
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