Brenda Gourley

She has served as a non-executive director on a variety of Boards and Trusts in both the public and private sectors.

[2] Gourley made a special effort to inspire The Open University to engage with Africa.

[3] Gourley ensured that The Open University was the first British university to make a large selection of its educational resources freely available on the web,[4] and she continues to champion the Open Educational Resource movement.

[5] She supports the role of Higher Education in promoting social justice and finding a sustainable way of out of poverty.

[9] Gourley was on the board of the University of Brighton from 2011 to 2015 [10] Gourley was an independent non-executive director on the board of the South African listed company, AdvTech Ltd for 11 years until March 2021,[11] and for 8 years, until 2019, on the Board of Trustees of the charity group, IADP, the International Association for Digital Publications, that seeks to improve the educational experience and outcome of tertiary education in developing countries.