▁and ▁educ ator ▁Mir j am ▁F inkel stein . ▁She ▁has ▁two ▁brothers , ▁the ▁journalist ▁and ▁politician ▁Daniel ▁F inkel stein ▁and ▁the ▁software ▁engineer ▁and ▁civil ▁servant ▁Anthony ▁F inkel stein , ▁and ▁her ▁grand father ▁was ▁Alfred ▁Wiener . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Hab erd ash ers ' ▁As ke ' s ▁School ▁for ▁Girls ▁before ▁studying ▁engineering ▁science ▁at ▁Bal li ol ▁College , ▁Oxford , ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and ▁econom ics ▁at ▁the ▁London ▁School ▁of ▁Econom ics , ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁F inkel stein ▁joined ▁H M ▁Tre as ury ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁as ▁an ▁economic ▁advis er . ▁She ▁became ▁private ▁secretary ▁and ▁speech writer ▁to ▁the ▁Chan cell or ▁of ▁the ▁Ex che quer ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁a ▁senior ▁advis er ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁She ▁served ▁as ▁deput y ▁director ▁for ▁Sure ▁Start ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁before ▁holding ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁director ▁roles . ▁ ▁After ▁ 2 2 ▁years ▁at ▁the ▁Tre as ury , ▁she ▁joined ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Health ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁as ▁the ▁Chief ▁Oper ating ▁Officer ▁and ▁a ▁director - general . ▁In ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁Gren f ell ▁Tower ▁fire , ▁she ▁led ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁safety ▁programme ▁at ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Commun ities ▁and ▁Local