Chair of Council Patrick Younge

Patrick Younge (BSc 1987) has built an extensive career in television and media, both in the UK and internationally.

A former Non-Executive Director for ITV Studios, he previously held the role of Chief Creative Officer for BBC Television Production, overseeing more than 3,000 staff across programming including Natural History, Doctor Who, Strictly Come Dancing and Top Gear. Before this, he was President and General Manager of the US cable network Travel Channel Media, where he oversaw a period of improved ratings, revenue and reputation ahead of the network's sale in 2009 at a valuation of $1bn.

Patrick is a Founding Member of the venture capital partnership Impact X Capital, which invests in entrepreneurs from minority backgrounds, and holds an investor/director role at the podcast company Unedited. He provides consultancy services and leads creative projects through his own company, Skin in the Game Studios Ltd. His earlier career includes roles at BBC News, BBC Sport, ITV and Channel 4, and he co-founded Cardiff Productions Ltd, a content production company based in Cardiff.

In 2007, he was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal Television Society, and he has been named six times on the Powerlist of the 100 most influential Black people in Britain. He spent eight years as an independent Trustee and Vice-Chair of the Board at the University of West London, and was awarded an Honorary D.Litt by the University in 2022.

Patrick graduated from Cardiff University with a BSc in Mineral Exploitation (Mining Geology) and went on to serve as President of both the University's Athletic Union and Students' Union, as well as Vice-President, Education of the National Union of Students (NUS).
He was appointed Chair of Council in January 2022 and reappointed for a further term in 2026. He is a member of the Finance and Infrastructure Committee, People, Cynefin and Governance Committee and Remuneration Committee, and also serves as Deputy Chair of Chairs of Universities Wales and a member of the UK board of the Committee of University Chairs. He is currently learning Welsh.