Alison Richard
Professor Dame Alison Richard | |
|---|---|
| Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge | |
| In office 2004–2010 | |
| Preceded by | Alec Broers |
| Succeeded by | Leszek Borysiewicz |
| Provost of Yale University | |
| In office 1994–2002 | |
| Preceded by | Judith Rodin |
| Succeeded by | Susan Hockfield |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1948 Bromley, Kent, England |
| Spouse | Robert E. Dewar |
| Children | Charlotte Dewar and Bessie Dewar |
| Residence(s) | Middle Haddam, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Newnham College, Cambridge King's College London |
| Salary | £227,000 |
Dame Alison Fettes Richard, DBE, DL (born 1 March 1948) is an English anthropologist, conservationist and university administrator. She was the 344th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, the third Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge since the post became full-time, and the second woman. Before arriving at Cambridge, she served as the provost of Yale University from 1994 to 2002.