Althea Joy Barrett Efunshile CBE (born 20 August 1956) is a senior British public sector executive.
[3][4] In December 2016, it was reported that Efunshile had been proposed by Ofcom for a position as a non-executive director of Channel 4, but she was the only nominee rejected by the culture secretary Karen Bradley, who appointed four men to an all-white board.
In 2016 she was the founding chair of the National College Creative Industries[1] and she has served as a Council Member of Goldsmiths, University of London.
[7] In April 2016, she was listed as number 43 in the "Top 100 BAME business leaders in the UK", a list compiled for Executive Search firm Green Park and The Sunday Times by a panel of judges comprising Green Park's Raj Tulsiani, Baroness Janet Royall, Baroness Oona King, Lord Victor Adebowale and Lord Chris Holmes.
Efunshile was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to arts and culture.