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Ms Jessica Cecil

An advisor to media tech start-ups


An advisor to media tech start-ups; Adjunct Faculty, Queen Elizabeth Leadership School, Chatham House;  Trustee, University of Bristol; Non-Executive Director, Digital Catapult. Formerly: founded the Trusted News Initiative to combat disinformation; Chief of Staff to four BBC Directors-General; a newsroom leader and Emmy-nominated TV Executive Producer; Visiting Fellow, The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism,

A member of the Programme Committee, The Ditchley Foundation.

Programme Committee

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

Ditchley Park is part of the world’s heritage and remains as central to our way of working now as it has ever been. 

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