Dame Marjorie Scardino (née Morris; born 25 January 1947) is an American-born British business executive.

[3][4][5] She became the first female Chief Executive of a FTSE 100 company when she was appointed CEO of Pearson[6] in 1997.

She began law school at George Washington University but dropped out to become a journalist at Associated Press in Charleston, West Virginia, and later obtained her J.D.

[17] On October 3, 2012, it was announced that she will step down as CEO of Pearson to be replaced by John Fallon.

[21] Marjorie Scardino received an Honorary Doctorate from Brunel University in 1999 for her role as CEO of Pearson plc.