Carolyn Fairbairn
Non-executive FSA Board member
Carolyn Fairbairn joined the FSA Board in December 2007. She is the Director of Group Development and Strategy at ITV plc. Carolyn is chair of Freesat and Friends Reunited, deputy chair of the Royal Television Society, and also a non-executive director of Digital UK, the organisation leading the UK's switch to Digital TV.
Prior to joining ITV, Carolyn was a senior figure at the BBC for eight years, where she was a member of the Executive Board. She was involved in the development of Freeview and contributed to the BBC's "Building Public Value" document, in which an understanding of the consumer perspective was essential.
Carolyn's career to date has also included spells in economic and financial journalism, consultancy at McKinsey and the Downing Street Policy Unit.
Carolyn graduated BA in Economics (Double First) from Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, followed by an MA in International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from INSEAD, Fontainebleau.