The Ditchley Foundation Team
Led by our Director, James Arroyo, the team encompasses expertise across geopolitics, defence, technology, climate, media, network development, heritage, events and estate management.
James Arroyo OBE
Director, The Ditchley Foundation
Kerry Arroyo
Interiors Project Lead
Darren Bloy
Head of Estates
Alice Burton
Programme Support Officer
Alison Cherry
Programme Support Officer
Tara FitzGerald
Head of Communications
Gareth Gwilt
Head of Operations
Glada Lahn
Senior Geopolitics, Energy and Climate Lead
Valerie Laing
Partnerships Lead
Ewis Law
Digital Content Producer
Deryn Lloyd
House & Events Assistant
Raquel Mariani Fernandez
Data in Democracies Networks Lead and Data Scientist
Mike Montagu
Host & Historian
Tom Plant
Senior Defence and Geopolitics Lead
Lisa Plucknett
Assistant Accountant
Anja Richter
Head, Ditchley Germany
Martin C. Smith
Chief Technology Officer
Alexandria Stamp
Programme Support Officer
Joanne Summers
Accounts and Admin Assistant
Louise Turner
Development Assistant
Veronika Watkins
Programme Support Officer
Katie Williams
Head of Programme Delivery, Estates & Operations
Laura Williams
House and Events Coordinator
Kirsty Wright
Director's Executive Assistant
The Estates Team
The Kitchen Team
The Housekeeping Team
Our Home at Ditchley Park
Ditchley Park is part of the world’s heritage and remains as central to our way of working now as it has ever been.
The Ditchley Internship Programme
The Ditchley Internship programme offers over 50 students the opportunity each year to become immersed in the ethos of Ditchley.
Support Ditchley
To sustain and develop our programme we depend on visionary philanthropists, foundations, organisations and thoughtful doers who share our ethos and mission to sustain peace, freedom and the rule of law.