Daw’r Athro a’r Fonesig Julie Lydon â chyfoeth o brofiad addysg i rôl y Cadeirydd. Mae gan Julie brofiad sylweddol o gyd-destun Cymru ar ôl gweithio yng Nghymru ers 2006 ac arwain un o brifysgolion mwyaf Cymru am 11 mlynedd. Yn ystod ei gyrfa, mae Julie wedi rhyngweithio rheolaidd â Llywodraeth Cymru a Gweinidogion er mwyn sicrhau cefnogaeth i Athrofa Prifysgolion Blaenau'r Cymoedd ac i’r sector prifysgolion.
Professor Dame Julie Lydon brings a wealth of education experience to the role of Chair. Julie has significant experience of the Welsh context, having worked in Wales since 2006 and led one of Wales’s largest universities for eleven years. During her career, Julie has had regular interaction with the Welsh Government and Ministers to secure support for the Universities of the Heads of the Valleys Institute and for the university sector.