Prince's Charities Council, a patron of the Prince's Trust, Non-executive Director of Equiniti, a Director of Cornerstone and a Director of Constellation Healthcare Technologies. Recognition In the 2012 New Year Honours Aldridge received a knighthood for his services to young people. He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1994 New Year Honours, for services to the computer industry. He was given the Freedom of the City of London in 1996. He is on the Court of the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists. Aldridge is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and is a Founder Freeman of the Guild of Entrepreneurs. In 2016, Aldridge donated £1.8 million to Sussex County Cricket Club for the completion of the Sir Rod Aldridge Cricket Centre at Brighton Aldridge Community Academy. References External links http://www.aldridgefoundation.com http://www.capita.co.uk/ Interview: Rod Aldridge at The Guardian https://archivesit.org.uk/interviews/sir-rod-aldridge/ Living people 1947 births English businesspeople Knights Bachelor Officers of the Order of the British Empire Place of birth missing (living people) Labour Party (UK) people