Rosalind Smith
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| Born | 22 July 1963 Sheffield, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Citizenship | England |
| Occupation | Investor and businesswoman |
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Dr Rosalind Smith, (born 22 July 1963 in Sheffield) is a British entrepreneur and philanthropist.
Early life
Smith was born in Sheffield, England. She grew up in Keighley, West Yorkshire where she attended University Academy Keighley, (then a comprehensive school named Greenhead Grammar School).[1] She studied Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge,[2] and has a PhD in electrophysiology from the University of Leicester.[3]
Career
Smith was one of the founders of Geneva Technology, sold to Convergys Corporation in 2001 for $700 million.[4][5][6]
Smith is CEO of Friargrove Ltd.[7]
Philanthropy and charitable work
In 2008 Smith, and her then husband Steven Edwards, gave £30 million to Smith's Cambridge College New Hall, which was renamed Murray Edwards].[8][9][8][10][11][12] There was some controversy regarding the renaming.[13][14][15]
She is a founder and trustee of the Lancaster-Taylor Charitable Trust.[16]
She founded Student Information Services, and is a long term supporter and member of the Advisory Panel, of IntoUniversity.[17]
She was a trustee of Red Balloon Learner Centres.[18]
Smith is Chairman of Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust.[19][20]
Personal and family life
Smith has three children, Beatrice, Benjamin and Miranda, with her former husband Steven Edwards. She lives near Cambridge, England.
Honours and awards
Smith was made a Foundation Fellow of Murray Edwards College, University of Cambridge, in 2008.[21]
She was made a Commander of the Order of St John in 2020.[22]
References
- ↑ "Couple give £30 million to top college". Keighley News.
- ↑ "Ros Smith, alumna and donor". Murray Edwards College - University of Cambridge. April 15, 2016.
- ↑ https://www.telegraphandargus.co.uk/news/3172340.amp/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130817084255/http://www.billingworld.com/articles/2001/05/financial-watch-convergys-brings-geneva-into-the.aspx
- ↑ "Fast Track". Fast Track.
- ↑ "American software group buys Geneva Technology for $700m". The Telegraph.
- ↑ "FRIARGROVE LIMITED - Overview (free company information from Companies House)". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Cambridge college gets a £30m donation - and a new name". the Guardian. June 17, 2008.
- ↑ "Oxford and Cambridge get record cash boost". The Telegraph.
- ↑ "Record £30 million gift provides a bright future for Cambridge College". University of Cambridge. June 17, 2008.
- ↑ "Cambridge college to be named after $30m donor". Mail Online.
- ↑ "College renamed after £30m gift". June 18, 2008 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ "Cambridge alumnae protest at plans to rename New Hall college". The Independent. August 28, 2008.
- ↑ McDonagh, Melanie. "Renaming New Hall, Cambridge: an act of sheer egotism" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
- ↑ "New Hall". A Different Voice.
- ↑ "THE LANCASTER-TAYLOR CHARITABLE TRUST - Charity 1106035". register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk.
- ↑ "Our Advisory Panel - IntoUniversity | IntoUniversity". intouniversity.org.
- ↑ https://www.murrayedwardscollegegoingplaces.wordpress.com/2015/03/20/caring-about-the-transformative-power-of-education
- ↑ https://www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/amp/1m-raised-by-addenbrookes-charitable-trust-coronavirus-appeal-to-help-nhs-heroes-9109112/
- ↑ "New senior appointments at Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust | Cambridge Network". www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk.
- ↑ "A brief history". Murray Edwards College - University of Cambridge. July 30, 2015.
- ↑ "Order of St John". www.thegazette.co.uk.
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