Kathleen Formosa
Director of Governance and Purpose and Company Secretary
Kathleen joined WEA in September 2019, following a thirteen-year career in the UK where she was successively company secretary to the Architectural Association, the Conservatoire for Dance & Drama, and a governance professional in private practice, advising multi-academy trusts and independent schools having non-standard structures and unique governance challenges.
Originally from the United States, Kathleen holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Rutgers University and trained as a university lecturer. Kathleen tracks and facilitates WEA’s policy development, maintains its statutory registers, liaises with regulators on matters of compliance, and serves as the point of contact for legal and professional advice taken on behalf of WEA. The purpose element of her directorate oversees policy, WEA membership, brand, PR and the WEA's digital channels.
