Sonita Alleyne
Sonita Alleyne | |
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| 41st Master of Jesus College, Cambridge | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Ian H. White |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1968 (age 56–57) Bridgetown, Barbados |
| Relations | Jade Alleyne (niece) |
| Education | Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge (BA) |
Sonita Alleyne OBE FRSA (born 1968) is the Barbados-born British co-founder and former CEO of Somethin’ Else, a cross-platform media production company. Alleyne is a member of the BBC Trust, the governing body of the British Broadcasting Corporation, and in 2019 was elected Master of Jesus College, Cambridge, becoming the first woman to hold the post since the founding of the college in 1496, as well as the first black leader of an Oxbridge college.