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Early life and educationRabbatts was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1955 and moved to England, when she was three years old. She left school with five O-levels and attended evening classes to study for A-levels. She attended the London School of Economics and became a barrister[3] in 1981. CareerLocal governmentFrom 1987, she worked in local government, becoming Deputy Chief executive of Hammersmith and Fulham in 1989. She became Chief executive of Merton before being appointed to the post of Chief executive of Lambeth[4] in 1995. There were significant improvements in housing, education, and council tax collection. She made her name as the youngest council chief in the country. On leaving Lambeth, in March 2000, Rabbatts became Chief executive of iMPOWER, a public sector consultancy, which she both founded and was co-chair. Directorships and oversightRabbatts was a Governor of the BBC from 1999 to 2001, but resigned upon her appointment to Channel 4 where she was managing director of Channel 4's education programmes and business, 4Learning. She is a Governor at the London School of Economics, an Associate of The King's Fund and on the board of directors at the British Council.[4] In 2010, Rabbatts became a Trustee of Malaria No More UK and later took over as the Chair of Trustees. In February 2013, she was assessed as one of the 100 most powerful women in the United Kingdom by Woman's Hour on BBC Radio 4.[5] FootballOn 3 May 2006, Rabbatts was appointed as the new Executive Deputy Chair of Millwall F.C., and, on 27 October 2006, she was appointed as Executive Chairwoman of Millwall Holdings plc, taking over from Peter de Savary.[6] On 22 December 2011, Rabbatts became the first woman to be appointed as a director of The Football Association.[7] In October 2013, she criticised the make-up of the Football Association's commission to improve the national team as being "all-white, all-male"; Rio Ferdinand was subsequently added to the commission.{{citation needed|date=December 2015}} On 1 June 2015, she resigned from FIFA's anti-discrimination taskforce following Sepp Blatter's re-election as president.[8] On 14 June 2017 it was announced that she would step down from the board of the FA[9] MediaOn 24 July 2011, she was the guest on Desert Island Discs on BBC Radio 4.[10] In April 2014, she was a judge in the BBC Woman's Hour power list 2014.[11] HonoursRabbatts was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2000 New Year Honours and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to football and equality.[12][13] References1. ^{{cite news|last1=Mott|first1=Sue|title=The 50 most influential women in sport: The full list|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/the-50-most-influential-women-in-sport-the-full-list-10446935.html|accessdate=12 August 2017|work=The Independent|date=8 August 2015}} 2. ^{{cite news|last1=Rumsby|first1=Ben|title=FA's first black female director quits over 'lack of progress' for ethnic minority coaches|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/06/14/fas-first-black-female-director-quits-lack-progress-ethnic-minority/|accessdate=12 August 2017|work=The Telegraph|date=14 June 2017}} 3. ^{{cite book|title=The Public Sector: Managing The Unmanageable|year=2013|author=Stevenson, Alexander|isbn=978-0-7494-6777-7}} 4. ^1 {{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/18bldNZFPpg52GXVksdVS60/heather-rabbatts-cbe|title=Woman's Hour Power List, Woman's Hour – Heather Rabbatts CBE – BBC Radio 4|publisher=BBC|access-date=9 December 2016}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007qlvb/features/power-list-100|title=Woman's Hour – The Power List 2013|work=BBC Radio 4|accessdate=30 December 2015}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/heather-rabbatts-pushing-back-the-boundaries--thats-what-really-excites-me-421114.html|title=Heather Rabbatts: 'Pushing back the boundaries – that's what really excites me'|work=The Independent|accessdate=30 December 2015}} 7. ^[https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/dec/22/football-association-heather-rabbatts-director Football Association names Heather Rabbatts as first female director], The Guardian. Retrieved 22 December 2011. 8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jun/01/heather-rabbatts-resigns-fifa|title=Fifa crisis: FA's Heather Rabbatts resigns from FIFA over 'disastrous' events|work=The Guardian|accessdate=30 December 2015}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40271702 |title=Heather Rabbats resigns from FA Board| publisher=BBC News|accessdate=14 June 2017}} 10. ^http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/desert-island-discs/castaway/d7984e93#b012qn4z Desert Island Discs Heather Rabbatts. Retrieved 29 July 2011. 11. ^{{cite web|title=Woman's Hour Power List 2014 – the panel|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007qlvb/features/power-list-panel-2014|publisher=BBC Radio 4|accessdate=30 December 2015}} 12. ^{{London Gazette|issue=61450|supp=y|page=N8|date=30 December 2015}} 13. ^{{cite web|title=New Year's Honours 2016|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-years-honours-2016|publisher=Government of the United Kingdom|accessdate=30 December 2015|date=30 December 2015}} External links
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