Bridget Rosewell

Non-Executive Director

Bridget Rosewell has had a portfolio career in an array of Non-Executive Director (NED) roles. An economist by trade, she has founded multiple businesses and economic consultancies and occupied decision-making positions across both the public and private sectors. This includes posts as Chairman of M6toll and Flood Re, and NED roles at Network Rail, Ulster Bank, and Northumbrian Water. She has a wealth of experience dealing with central government, having been a board member at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Department for Transport (DfT), and served as Chief Economic Adviser to the Mayor of London from 2002 – 2012.

Bridget has written several books on subjects such as economic development, infrastructure in London and the UK, long-term planning, and environmental responsibility.

Bridget graduated from St Hugh’s College, Oxford in 1974 with an M.Phil. in Economics, continuing as a lecturer and a tutor before embarking on her successful career in business and government.

In 2016, Bridget was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS) and was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to the Economy.

Latest news

AWE announces new Strategic Alliance with the University of Strathclyde

As part of AWE’s partnerships with UK academia in support of our mission, we are pleased to announce a new Strategic Alliance with the University of Strathclyde to drive innovation in nuclear science and technology. Joining the University of Bristol, Cranfield University, Heriot-Watt University, and Imperial College London, the University of Strathclyde has become AWE’s […]

AWE Recognised Among Top Ten in the 2025 REDI Index for Religious Inclusion AWE is proud to announce its inclusion in the top ten of the 2025 Religious Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (REDI) Index

AWE named a top ten inclusive employer

It’s official; we’re a top ten inclusive employer in the Religious Freedom & Business Foundation 2025 Religious Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (REDI) Index. It means we join the ranks of Thames Water, Direct Line Group, John Lewis Partnership and Rolls-Royce. We take inclusion seriously and we believe in walking the walk. That’s why we have several initiatives in […]

Academia exchange: AWE sponsored PhD student’s international experience

An AWE sponsored PhD student from Bangor University, Moli, has recently returned from a unique and inspiring four-month international exchange programme that provided valuable insights into the wider nuclear industry and contributed to her PhD research which uses computational methods to explore and assess the nuclear forensics signatures of exotic materials and how they evolve over […]