Sir Brian Edward Frederick Fender, CMG (born 15 September 1934)[1][2] is an English academic executive.
Fender was Chief Executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for England from 1995 to 2001.
[3] Prior to that he was Vice-Chancellor of Keele University (1985–95),[3] Associate Director and Director of the Institut Laue-Langevin in Grenoble, France and Chairman of the Science Board of the UK's Science and Engineering Research Council.
[5] Sir Brian is currently a member of the University Grants Committee, Hong Kong, President of the National Foundation for Educational Research, Chairman of the National Council for Drama Training and a Director of Higher Aims Ltd, a private consultancy involved in higher education and research management.
[5] Sir Brian is the current chairman and President of the Institute of Knowledge Transfer.