Trustees
Pamela Gillies
Chair of Trustees
“It’s a privilege to join The Circle as it’s Chair of Trustees and I’m thrilled to work with the Board and Executive team to advance The Circle’s purpose. A core element of that purpose is to help grassroots organisations led by courageous women, to realise their own vision for a better future for women, girls and families. My own experience in the field over the years has taught me just how great an impact these organisations have on the well-being, safety, education, economic prosperity and opportunities for women.”
“I look forward to energetically supporting The Circle’s ambition to promote gender equality, reduce gender-based violence and enhance women’s economic power, by growing our collaborative partner network, our influence and our practical endeavours on behalf of women and girls around the world.”
Pamela is a long-standing global feminist, a Public Health Epidemiologist and former Glasgow Caledonian University Vice Chancellor. In her career in education and research, she has: worked with the World Health Organisation on HIV/AIDS prevention; been a Harkness Fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health; established with Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus, the Grameen Caledonian College of Nursing in Dhaka as a social business; partnered the development of the African Leadership College and University and established the first international degree awarding College for the Common Good in New York City.
She has served on many Boards including the British Council and RFKUK Human Rights and currently sits on, amongst others, the board of the European Women Rectors Association. She spearheaded the work on gender equality in her own University and has written widely on social action for health and inequalities reduction.