Stuart Etherington
Sir Stuart Etherington | |
|---|---|
 Etherington speaking at the NCVO Annual Conference in 2012. | |
| Chief Executive of the National Council for Voluntary Organisations | |
| Assumed office 1 February 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Judy Weleminsky |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stuart James Etherington 26 February 1955 Epsom, Surrey, England |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | Brunel University University of Essex School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London London Business School, University of London |
| Awards | Knight Bachelor (2010) |
Sir Stuart James Etherington, FRSA (born 26 February 1955) is a British charity executive and former social worker. Since 1994, he has been Chief Executive of the National Council for Voluntary Organisations. He was previously the Chief Executive of the Royal National Institute for Deaf People.[1][2][3]
Early life and education
Etherington was born on 26 February 1955 in Epsom, Surrey, England[4][5] and brought up in Mickleham, Surrey.[5] He was educated at Sondes Place School, an all boys secondary modern in Dorking, Surrey.[4]
Etherington has a number of university degrees. He studied politics at Brunel University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in 1977.[2][5][6] He has a Master of Arts (MA) degree in social service planning from the University of Essex, and a MA degree in international relations and diplomacy from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.[2][4] He also has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the London Business School, University of London.[2]
Career
Etherington began his career as a social worker.[4] He worked in that field between 1977 and 1979, and was based in London Borough of Hillingdon.[4][5] Then, from 1980 to 1983, he was a researcher for a housing trust. From 1983 to 1985, he worked as a policy advisor to the British Association of Social Workers.[4] He spent the next two years as Director of Good Practices in Mental Health, a small mental health charity.[4][5]
In 1987, Etherington joined the Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID) as its Director of Public Affairs. In 1991, he was appoint Chief Executive of the RNID; he was aged 35.[2] On 1 February 1994, he moved to become Chief Executive of the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO).[1][2] During his leadership, the NCVO has increased its membership greatly: As of February 2016[update] it numbered over 12,000 organisations.[3][7]
From 2002 to 2006, Etherington was a member of the University Court of the Open University.[4] From 2008 to 2013, he was a Pro-Chancellor and the Chair of Court of the University of Greenwich.[8]
Honours
In the 2010 Queen's Birthday Honours, Etherington was appointed a Knight Bachelor "for services to the Third Sector", and therefore granted the title sir.[9] He was knighted by Anne, Princess Royal (on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II) during a ceremony held at Buckingham Palace on 25 November 2010.[10]
In July 2000, Etherington was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science (DSc) degree by Brunel University.[6] In 2014, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of the University (DUniv) degree by the University of Greenwich "in recognition of his commitment to higher education and to the work of the university over the past decade".[8]
Etherington is an elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA).[8] He is an Honorary Fellow of the Institute for Employment Studies.[11]
References
- ^ a b "Sir Stuart Etherington, Chief Executive, NCVO". National Council for Voluntary Organisations. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "Sir Stuart Etherington". CivilSociety.co.uk. Civil Society Media Limited. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Sir Stuart Etherington, chief executive, NCVO". The Guardian. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Stuart James ETHERINGTON". People of Today. Debrett's. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Lynch, Andrew (20 January 2013). "Leading edge: Sir Stuart Etherington". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Stuart Etherington - 2000". Brunel University. July 2000. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "NCVO - About us". The National Council for Voluntary Organisations. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ a b c "Greenwich honours Ian Livingstone and Sir Stuart Etherington". University of Greenwich. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "No. 59446". The London Gazette (invalid
|supp=(help)). 12 June 2010. - ^ "Honours and Awards". The London Gazette. No. 59881. 16 August 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "IES Honorary Fellows". Institute for Employment Studies. Retrieved 6 February 2016.