Career
From 2006 to 2012, she was Principal of Newnham College, Cambridge. Between 1970 and 2000 she worked in a variety of positions, moving from production onto the executive Board (see below). From September 2000 to the end of 2003, Hodgson was Chief Executive of the Independent Television Commission and led the organisation into the integrated telecoms regulator, Ofcom, where she is now Deputy Chair.
From 2006 to 2012 she was Principal of Newnham College, Cambridge.
On leaving Newnham in 2012, she became Deputy Chair of Ofcom and Chair of the School Teachers’ Review Body. Hodgson worked in production between 1970 and 1983 on Arts programmes for the Open University, as a producer on Tonight and briefly as presenter on the Today programme.
She became Deputy Secretary of the in 1983, quickly moving to become Secretary. She was subsequently Head of Policy (1987-1992) and then Director or Policy (1993-2000) a main board position.
As Director of Policy & Planning, Hodgson developed the original concept for the ’s international commercial television channels, including World, now World News.
Hodgson was responsible for Charter and Licence negotiations in 1995 and 2000 and also led the team which planned the launch of digital and online United Kingdom services between 1995 and 2000. When Michael Grade abruptly stood down from the position of Chairman of the Trust to become Executive Chairman of rival broadcaster Independent Television plc, Hodgson was widely rumoured to be in line to succeed him. She ruled herself out of contention, saying she had only just committed to her role at Newnham.
In 2010 she was appointed to a second term on the Trust.
After being runner-up for both Vice Chairman and Chairman of the Trust in 2011, Hodgson stood down to take up a role on the board of media regulator Ofcom, where she became Deputy Chairman.
