Virginia Beardshaw
Virginia Beardshaw | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 1952 (age 73)[1] |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | The Mount School, York |
| Spouse | Sir Andrew Cahn |
| Children | 3 |
Virginia Beardshaw, Lady Cahn CBE (born June 1952) is the Chair of the Annual Fund at the London School of Economics and Political Science.[2] She was Chief Executive of the children's communication charity I CAN for 10 years, spanning from 2005 to 2015,[3][4] a founder Fellow of the King's Fund Institute and a Governor of the London School of Economics. Beardshaw was appointed a CBE in the 2015 New Year Honours list, for services to children with special needs and disabilities.[5]
Career
After working as a Health Services Researcher at Oxford University, Beardshaw became a founder Fellow for the Kings Fund Institute, writing the first Commission report[6] after the new Royal Charter body was founded in 2009.[7] She then worked for the NHS, where her final post was Director of Modernisation for London.[3] Returning to the voluntary sector, she became the British Red Cross's Director of UK Services. She has been vice-chair of ACEVO.[8]
Personal life
She was educated at The Mount School, York.[9] She is married to Sir Andrew Cahn.[9]
References
- ^ Profile, find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Accessed 29 October 2022.
- ^ Honey, Shauna. "Virginia Beardshaw appointed new chair of the Annual Fund - News archive - Your gifts in action - Supporting LSE - Home". www.lse.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Who we are: Chief Executive: Virginia Beardshaw CBE". I Can (charity). Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ^ "I Can chief executive Virginia Beardshaw will step down". Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ "The London Gazette - Supplement: 61092 Page: N8". The London Gazette. Government of the United Kingdom. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ^ "Virginia Beardshaw, Chief Executive of I CAN". joereddington.com Disability, Technology, and Social Projects. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ^ "The history of the King's Fund".
- ^ "Governance | Civil Society".
- ^ a b "Virginia Beardshaw Is Bride of Andrew Cahn". The New York Times. 27 November 1976. Retrieved 11 June 2025.