Neil Mendoza, Baron Mendoza
Neil Mendoza | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1959 (age 64–65) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School Oriel College, Oxford |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, publisher, philanthropist |
Neil Mendoza (born 1959) is a British entrepreneur, publisher and philanthropist.[1][2] He has been Provost of Oriel College, Oxford since September 2018.[3] He is the UK Government's Commissioner for Cultural Recovery and Renewal.
Education
Mendoza was educated at Haberdashers' Aske's and read Geography at Oriel College, Oxford, matriculating in 1978.
Career
After stints in banking and film finance Mendoza co-founded Forward Publishing[4] with William Sieghart in 1986. Forward pioneered the Custom media business in the UK[5] and became one of the leading independent contract publishers. The company specialised in international and multilingual projects with corporate partners including IBM, Tesco and Patek Philippe & Co. Forward was sold to WPP plc in 2001 and is now part of Bookmark Content.
Mendoza was appointed Chairman of the Landmark Trust, the leading UK historic building preservation charity in 2011.[6][7]
He is also currently Chairman of The Illuminated River Foundation, Vice Chair of Soho Theatre and a director of Meira GTx, a gene therapy company with research facilities in New York and London.
Previously, Mendoza was Chairman of The Prince's Foundation for Children and The Arts, on the board of the Almeida Theatre and the Shakespeare Schools Foundation. He was a judge of the Laurence Olivier Awards for theatre for 2010 and 2011.
In 2016 Mendoza was appointed as a Commissioner of Historic England by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.[8]
Mendoza is a non-executive board member at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.[9]
In 2017 he published the Mendoza Review of Museums in England.[10] for the UK government. In the same year Mendoza was also the lead reviewer on the Strategic Review of DCMS-sponsored museums conducted under Cabinet Office guidelines.[11][12]
In other roles Mendoza was appointed to the panel of The Taylor Review: Sustainability of English Churches and Cathedrals and the Board of Visitors for the Ashmolean Museum.
Mendoza was appointed the UK Government's Commissioner for Cultural Recovery and Renewal in May 2020
Personal
Mendoza is married to Amelia Wallace. They have two children.
References
- ^ "London's 1000 most influential people 2015", "Evening Standard", September 2015
- ^ "London's 1000 most influential people 2017", "Evening Standard", October 2017
- ^ "Neil Mendoza to be Elected as Oriel's Next Provost | Oriel College". Oriel College. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ "Forward creating content that pays". Forward Worldwide. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- ^ "Me and my partner: William Sieghart and Neil Mendoza","The Independent"
- ^ "Holidays in Historic Buildings". The Landmark Trust.
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- ^ "Culture Secretary appoints new Historic England Commissioners – News stories – Government of the United Kingdom". Government of the United Kingdom.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "New non-executive board members announced – News stories – Government of the United Kingdom". Government of the United Kingdom.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "The Mendoza Review: an independent review of museums in England". Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "Publication of the Mendoza Review of Museums in England and the Strategic Review of DCMS-sponsored museums". Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "Strategic review of DCMS-sponsored museums". Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
External links
- The Landmark Trust
- Soho Theatre
- Shakespeare Schools Festival
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
- Meira GTx
