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Mr Will Hutton

President of the Academy of Social Sciences; Co-chair the Purposeful Company


President of the Academy of Social Sciences; Co-chair the Purposeful Company; Chair, Editorial Advisory Board of the Fairness Foundation; Presenter, We Society podcast; Columnist, The Observer.

Formerly: Non-executive director Satellite Applications Catapult (2014-2022); Principal, Hertford College, University of Oxford (2011-2020); Co-founder the Big Innovation Centre; Chief Executive, the Work Foundation (2000-08); Editor-in-Chief, The Observer (1996-2000); Economics Editor the Guardian (1990-96) Economics Editor, Producer and Reporter, BBC TV.

Author: The State We’re In, Them and Us, The Writing on the Wall, Saving Britain (with Andrew Adonis), The Revolution that Never Was, The World We’re In, How Good We Can Be.

An Honorary Governor (2019-), The Ditchley Foundation.   

Honorary Governors

Participants of the Ditchley Foundation internship programme in 2021

The Ditchley Internship Programme

The Ditchley Internship programme offers over 50 students the opportunity each year to become immersed in the ethos of Ditchley.

Antique chairs and sofas at Ditchley Park

Our Home at Ditchley Park

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