Tim Gardam

Tim Gardam
Born (1956-01-14) 14 January 1956[1]
Education Westminster School
Alma mater University of Cambridge
Occupation Journalist, Academic Administrator

Timotheus Protagoras Gardam (born 14 January 1956), known informally as Tim Gardam is a British journalist, media executive and educator. He served as Principal of St Anne's College, Oxford from 2004 to 2016.[1][2]

Early life

Gardam was born on 14 January 1956 to the novelist Jane Gardam.[1] He studied at Rokeby Preparatory School,[3] Westminster School and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he obtained a double first in English.[2]

Career

He subsequently worked at the BBC (where he created Timewatch and edited Newsnight), and as director of programmes at Channel 4.[4][5] He was then appointed by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport to lead a review of digital radio in Britain.[6]

In January 2008, he began a three-year term on the board of Ofcom,[7] the independent regulatory authority for the UK communications industries. He was subsequently reappointed for a second three-year term.[7]

In 2004, he was elected Principal of St Anne's College, Oxford, succeeding Ruth Deech.[8] His achievements included the construction of a new library and the St Anne's Coffee Shop (STACS), and the strengthening of college finances, academic performance, and outreach efforts. In early 2016, Gardam announced that he would be stepping down as principal at the end of the academic year, in order to become chief executive of the Nuffield Foundation.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "GARDAM, Timothy David". Who's Who 2012. A&C Black. Retrieved 2012-05-01.
  2. 1 2 "St Anne's College: Head of House". Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  3. ↑ http://www.rokebyschool.co.uk/robc/reunions.php
  4. ↑ Timothy Gardam at the Internet Movie Database.
  5. ↑ "Tim Gardam's Edinburgh speech". The Guardian. 2002-08-27. Retrieved 2012-05-01. Speech by the director of programming at Channel 4 to the Guardian Edinburgh International TV Festival on August 25, 2002
  6. ↑ Gardam, Tim (October 2004). "Independent Review of the BBC's Digital Radio Services" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-01.
  7. 1 2 "Ofcom: Tim Gardam". Ofcom. Retrieved 2012-05-01. Tim Gardam was appointed to the Ofcom Board on 1 January 2008 for an initial three year term. He was reappointed on 27 October 2009 to serve a second three year term which will conclude on 31 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "Head of House". People. St Anne's College. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  9. ↑ http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/news/tim-gardam-appointed-chief-executive-nuffield-foundation
Academic offices
Preceded by
Ruth Deech		 Principal of St Anne's College, Oxford
2004—2016 		Succeeded by
Helen King


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