Dr Mary Curnock Cook, OBE

Chief Executive, UCAS

Since 2010 Mary Curnock Cook has led the organisation that processes applications to higher education courses, the University and College Admission Service – or UCAS. A latecomer to further education herself, Curnock Cook left school at 16 and began work as a secretary at International Biochemicals. She left the company as international sales and marketing director and in 2001 graduated from London Business School with an MSc in General Management. She was previously director of qualifications and skills at QCDA and chief executive of BII. With women now 35% more likely to attend university than men, Curnock Cook has called for ‘poor white males’ to be the new focus for outreach. She sits on the board of The Access Project, which aims to support students from less privileged backgrounds in progressing to university. 

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