10 Facts About Patricia Hodgson

Dame Patricia Anne Hodgson was born on 19 January 1947 and is a British broadcasting executive, competition regulator, and academic administrator.

Patricia Hodgson studied at the Royal Academy of Music, completing a Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music in drama in 1968.

From September 2000 to the end of 2003, Patricia Hodgson was Chief Executive of the Independent Television Commission and led the organisation into the integrated telecoms regulator, Ofcom, where she was chairman from 2014 to 2017.

From 1 April 2021, Dame Patricia Hodgson will serve a three-year appointment to the UKRI Science and Technical Facilities Council joining the STFC Innovation Board.

Patricia Hodgson has been a non-executive departmental director of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport since July 2023, a non-executive director of the Competition and Markets Authority, for which she holds a board position, since February 2024, and is a member of the Science and Technical Facilities Research Council.

Patricia Hodgson worked in production between 1970 and 1983 on arts programmes for the Open University, as a producer on Tonight and briefly as a presenter on the Today programme.

Patricia Hodgson became Deputy Secretary of the BBC in 1983, quickly moving to become Secretary.

Patricia Hodgson was Head of Policy and then Director of Policy a main board position.

Patricia Hodgson was responsible for Charter and Licence negotiations in 1995 and 2000 and led the team which planned the launch of digital and online UK services between 1995 and 2000.

Dame Patricia Hodgson was elected an Honorary Fellow of Newnham College, Cambridge in 2012, and holds honorary doctorates from City University, London, and the University of Essex.