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195. Debbie Hewitt MBE: Chairing the FA - how to do the top job in the face of public scrutiny
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Debbie Hewitt MBE is Chair of The Football Association, the first woman to hold the role in its history. She is also a Vice-President of FIFA. Alongside football, she chairs Visa Europe and Compare the Market. Tune into this episode to hear about: Common misunderstandings about the FA (02:36) How to prioritise amongst stakeholders (05:30) How Debbie decides when to step in (09:08) Working with governance rules created in 1863 (11:12) Why Debbie didn’t immediately push for women's clubs to joi...