Jennie Price

Trustee at Canal & River Trust

Jennie is a lawyer by training and was CEO of Sport England from 2007 until 2018. During that period the organisation’s strategy moved towards a broader sport and physical activity agenda with an emphasis on behaviour change. She also commissioned the multi-award winning This Girl Can campaign, and was awarded a CBE for services to sport in 2017. Jennie has also led organisations in the environmental and construction sectors. She now chairs the Independent Board overseeing integrity in tennis, is Chair of the Youth United Foundation, and acts as an expert advisor on international sports policy. In 2019 she was also appointed as a Forestry Commissioner. Jennie is a member of the Trust’s Audit and Risk Committee.

Timeline

  • Trustee

    Current role