Elan Closs Stephens
Elan Closs Stephens | |
|---|---|
| Born | Elan Closs Roberts 16 June 1948 |
| Alma mater | Somerville College, Oxford |
| Occupations | Acting Chairwoman, BBC 27 June 2023 – 4 March 2024 |
| Spouse |
Roy Stephens
(m. 1972; died 1989) |
| Children | 2 |
Dame Elan Closs Stephens DBE, DL, FLSW (née Roberts; born 16 June 1948) is a Welsh academic who has been a non-executive director of the BBC Board since 2017, and Chair of the BBC between 27 June 2023 and 4 March 2024. She is Electoral Commissioner for Wales and Pro-Chancellor of Aberystwyth University. She chairs the UNESCO International Prize for the Creative Economy panel.