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Dow Pamela

Ms Pamela Dow

Chief Operating Officer, Civic Future


Pamela is the COO of Civic Future, a new organisation to open up politics and public life to a broader range of talent. Prior to this she was a Senior Civil Servant, most recently in the Cabinet Office having founded and led the Government skills Campus. In a career spanning the private, public and social sectors, Pamela has supported major public service reforms, notably in education and criminal justice. Her government experience spans strategy, policy, communication and delivery roles in the Department for Education, Ministry of Justice, HMP Wandsworth, and Tech City UK (Tech Nation). She began her career as a consultant and lobbyist in the private sector.

A member of the Council of Management (2021), and a Governor (2021), The Ditchley Foundation.

Council of Management

Participants of the Ditchley Foundation internship programme in 2021

The Ditchley Internship Programme

The Ditchley Internship programme offers over 50 students the opportunity each year to become immersed in the ethos of Ditchley.

Antique chairs and sofas at Ditchley Park

Our Home at Ditchley Park

Ditchley Park is part of the world’s heritage and remains as central to our way of working now as it has ever been. 

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