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Alexandra has held a career with the American banking firm, JP Morgan, for the past 13 years. Currently Alexandra is an Executive Director of the firm, working within the Investment Banking division of JP Morgan. She runs a global team of approximately 80 staff covering the legal execution, client and regulatory commitments for multiple derivative products across 5 global hubs, spanning multiple time zones.

Alexandra also represents JP Morgan on a number of Industry and Regulatory forums in addition to driving multiple technology/transformation programs and supporting staff development through career, diversity and inclusion initiatives.

Skills used daily include strong leadership, influence, negotiation, people skills, the ability to work under pressure & the necessity to deliver on budgetary targets whilst maintaining a strong and controlled framework across all regions.

Outside of work, Alexandra is married with two children, Amber & Charlie. Amber is thoroughly enjoying her TH experience and. Sport & Fitness are a pivotal part of our family life (having reached a strong standard in multiple sports over the years) Socialising, dining and reading feature on her list of hobbies in addition to a love of Portugal & skiing.

Alexandra is looking forward to using the transferable skills used in her current role, becoming part of a great team and helping to make a difference. As a former pupil of TH herself (Junior & Senior – finishing in 2003) Alexandra feels honoured to be presented with an opportunity to give back to the school and the extended community over the upcoming years.

I am married with two children, now in their 20s. I was born in Bournemouth and attended Bournemouth School for Girls. On leaving school I went to work for an Estate Agent and later qualified as a Chartered Surveyor.

I have now worked in the property industry for some 30 years, managing commercial property for companies and individual clients, including the Metropolitan Police, HSBC, QinetiQ and major banking institutions. My work brings me into contact with a wide range of businesses across the south coast of England.

I have loved music all my life and continue to play the piano and church organ. I also enjoy choral singing. I keep fit by training at the gym and walking with our dog. Until recently I have been a leader in Girl guiding and was wardrobe mistress for a local theatre school where my daughter was a member.

I was born and brought up in Bournemouth, educated at TH before embarking on a career in Finance in London. In the early 1990’s my husband and I moved to New York where our first son was born. On returning to the UK, we settled first back in London and then moved to our present house near to school. After our second son was born, I returned to studying at Bournemouth University for a master’s degree, quickly followed by my PhD during which I was invited to become a full-time member of the teaching team. I have been there in total for 18 years now, with my current management role being Head of Department for the Department of People and Organisations within the Business School. Our department is responsible for the delivery of two of our flagship degrees, the Business and Management undergraduate suite and the MBA. I have responsibility for over 1500 students and around 40 staff. My subject areas are strategy, leadership and marketing. I have also been until recently a Virgin Start Up Mentor and I ran the Festival Maker volunteering programme on behalf of the University working alongside Bournemouth Borough Council at all the major town events. In the last few years, my work for the University has taken me as far afield as the USA, China and Hong Kong, Japan and South Africa. Some of these trips are teaching and training, others recruitment for overseas students.

I enjoy very much being at the forefront of education, recognising the changes happening
in how young people engage with their education in the 21st century. I am also very aware
of the rate of change within not only the workplace, but in our everyday lives and how this
impacts education. I am very excited about being a Governor at my old school.