Madeleine Kay Alessandri CMG (born 1965) is a British civil servant who has had a career in the security and diplomatic services.
Alessandri studied Economics with International Relations at the University of St. Andrews, and then joined government service in 1988.
After a number of roles in overseas national security and diplomatic service, including serving as Political Counsellor at the British Embassy in Japan from 2004 to 2007, following Colin Roberts,[1] Alessandri ultimately became a director in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Alessandri was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the Queen's Birthday Honours in June 2017 for her "services to British foreign policy", whilst serving as a director at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
[5] In May 2023, it was announced she was appointed as Chair of the Joint Intelligence Committee, succeeding Sir Simon Gass.