Katherine Lyndsay Mavor, (born 30 March 1962) is a British charity executive and businesswoman. Since September 2023, she has been Master of St Cross College, Oxford. From 2015 to 2023, she was chief executive officer (CEO) of English Heritage. Previously, she was CEO of National Trust for Scotland from 2009 to 2015 and CEO of Project Scotland from 2005 to 2009.
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Early life and education
Mavor was born on 30 March 1962 in London, England, and was brought up in Glasgow, Scotland. She was educated at Westbourne School for Girls. In 1980, she matriculated into Trinity College, Oxford to study modern languages; this was only the second year that the previously all-male college admitted female students. She graduated from the University of Oxford with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1984; as per tradition, this was later promoted to a Master of Arts (MA (Oxon)) degree. She later completed a postgraduate diploma in marketing at the Polytechnic of Central London.