Lucy Pearson is a former England cricketer, experienced education leader and advocate for inclusion and opportunity through sport.
A former elite cricketer, Lucy represented England over 75 times and was twice named England Women's Cricketer of the Year. Between 2017 and 2023, she was a non-executive Director on the Board of the ECB, during which time she chaired the Women's High-Performance Committee, led the NomCo in the search for the new Chair and played an active part in formulating the ECB's South Asian Engagement, Disability Cricket and Youth Strategies.
Outside of cricket, Lucy has a distinguished career in education, becoming the first female Head of Cheadle Hulme School in Cheshire. She was appointed Director of Education at The Football Association in August 2018, with the remit to extend and modernise the learning offer for football's workforce, to improve knowledge and skills and support a safer, more inclusive game. Having successfully delivered a transformed landscape for learning, Lucy left the FA at the end of April 2025.
A passionate advocate for the power of sport to enhance lives, Lucy is delighted to have been elected Chair of the Lord's Taverners, to support the charity to deliver its strategy with and through the game she loves.
