Alexandra Shulman CBE was brought up in London. She attended St. Paul’s Girls’ School and gained a BA in Social Anthropology from Sussex University. She started her career working in the music industry and then moved into magazines as a secretary on Over21 magazine. She began working as a journalist... Read more
Alexandra Shulman CBE was brought up in London. She attended St. Paul’s Girls’ School and gained a BA in Social Anthropology from Sussex University.
She started her career working in the music industry and then moved into magazines as a secretary on Over21 magazine. She began working as a journalist on Tatler magazine in 1980, leaving in 1986 to become Women’s Editor on The Sunday Telegraph. She returned to magazines as Features Editor of Vogue in 1988, becoming the first female editor of a monthly men’s magazine when GQ launched in the UK in 1990. In 1992 she became Editor-in-Chief of British Vogue where she stayed for 25 years leaving in June 2017.
During that time she launched an annual Vogue Festival, oversaw the launch of Vogues digital programme including Vogue.co.uk and Vogue Video and took the sales of the magazine both domestically and internationally to a record high.
In 2007 she was awarded an OBE for services to fashion journalism and in 2018 a CBE for services to magazines
Alexandra Shulman has also written two novels, Can We Still Be Friends, and The Parrots both published by Fig Tree/Penguin, and a memoir of the Centenary year preparations for British Vogue, Inside Vogue: A diary of my 100th year. Her last book Clothes….and other things that matter was published in Spring 2020 by Octopus books and was a Sunday Times Bestseller.
She writes a weekly notebook for the Mail on Sunday, regular features for the Daily Mail along with journalism in other papers and magazines and is known as a commentator on female leadership, fashion, and contemporary style.
She was a Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery for eight years, and a Trustee of The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity for eight years. She is currently a Vice President of The London Library and a Trustee of The Wallace Collection.
She is now working as a journalist, consultant, speaker.
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Alexandra Shulman CBE speaks on Business & Management, Leadership, Leadership & Motivation. Talks can be shaped around your audience, industry and strategic objectives - share your event brief with London Speaker Bureau and we will work with Alexandra to align the content with your delegates and goals.
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Virtual and hybrid keynotes are now a standard part of the speaking industry. Please contact London Speaker Bureau to confirm whether Alexandra Shulman CBE is available to deliver a virtual session for your event and on which platform (Zoom, Microsoft Teams, a bespoke studio or your own).
Most keynote speeches run between 45 and 60 minutes, often followed by a 15-30 minute Q&A. Other formats - shorter conference slots, panel appearances or longer workshop sessions - may also be possible. Share your agenda with London Speaker Bureau and we will confirm what Alexandra can accommodate.
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Alexandra Shulman CBE delivers keynotes in English. This profile may not list every language available; ask London Speaker Bureau to confirm. If you require simultaneous interpretation or a multilingual format, please mention this in your enquiry and London Speaker Bureau will arrange it for you.
Alexandra Shulman CBE's areas of expertise include Business & Management, Leadership, Leadership & Motivation. To get a clear sense of Alexandra's style, credentials and how they engage an audience, please review the biography, popular talks and any videos or testimonials shown on this page, or request a detailed speaker brief from London Speaker Bureau.
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