Stephen William Howlett[1] CBE DL was formerly Chief Executive of Peabody, one of London's oldest and largest housing associations.
[2] He also chairs the Board – known as the Court – of the University of Greenwich and presides over its graduation ceremonies as Pro Chancellor.
Howlett has been made a 2017 Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).
He attended King Edward VI grammar school in Bury St. Edmunds and later Thames Polytechnic in Woolwich where he graduated in Humanities, specialising in Modern History.
[10] In support of the report, Boris Johnson, mayor of London, said it "make[s] the most compelling case for the government to concentrate its housing programme where it will deliver the greatest returns for all.