Amelia Fawcett

Dame Amelia Chilcott Fawcett DBE CVO (born 16 September 1956) is an American-British business executive who is currently Chairman of Kinnevik AB (Stockholm) and Lead Director of State Street Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts). Fawcett is the Chairman of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, a Governor of the Wellcome Trust and a Trustee of Project HOPE UK.

Fawcett is a former Vice Chairman for Morgan Stanley. Other prior posts include Chairman of the Standards Board for Alternative Investments (2011–2019), a non-executive member of the Board of HM Treasury (2012–2018), Chairman of The Prince of Wales's Charitable Foundation (2011–2018), Deputy Chairman and a Governor of the London Business School (2009–2018) and a Commissioner of the UK-US Fulbright Commission (2010–2017).

Fawcett also has been a member of the Court of the Bank of England (2004–2009) and Deputy Chairman of the National Portrait Gallery (2003–2011) as well as non-executive director (from 2007) and Chairman (2009–2013) for the British multimedia business Guardian Media Group plc and non-executive director of Millicom International Cellular SA (2015–2016).

Fawcett attended Brookwood School, Pingree School, Wellesley College and the University of Virginia School of Law.