Frances Corner

Professor Frances Corner OBE is the Warden of Goldsmiths, University of London, serving as its academic and administrative leader. She is the first woman to hold this role since the university's founding. Her leadership experience spans over 20 years, including positions as Head of the London College of Fashion, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of the Arts London, and Head of the Sir John Cass Department of Art, Media and Design at London Metropolitan University.

• Championed fashion as a driver for innovation and sustainability
• Advocate for health and well-being in design education
• Author of Why Fashion Matters (2014)

In 2009, she was awarded an OBE for her contributions to fashion education and widening participation in the arts. She currently serves as a Trustee at Centrepoint and a member of the British Fashion Council Industry Advisory Board, and was recognized in the Business of Fashion 500 in 2018.