Governors
As the Foundation's governing body, Ditchley's Governors and Honorary Governors are chosen by the Council of Management.
The Lord Aldington
Chairman, Machfast Group Ltd
The Rt Hon. Douglas Alexander MP
Secretary of State for Scotland
Ms Rushanara Ali MP
MP, Bethnal Green and Stepney (Lab)
The Lord Bridges of Headley, MBE
Senior Adviser to the Group Executive Chairman, Banco Santander
Ms Julie Brill
Chief Privacy Officer and Corporate Vice President, Global Privacy and Regulatory Affairs at Microsoft
Sir Andrew Cahn KCMG
Chair of Governors of Birkbeck, University of London
Dr Vint Cerf
Vice-President and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google LLC
Dame Cressida Dick DBE QPM
Formerly: Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
Ms Yoko Dochi
Independent Director, Kirin Holdings
Ms Pamela Dow
Chief Operating Officer, Civic Future
Mr Bill Emmott
Former Chair, International Institute for Strategic Studies and of the Japan Society of the U.K.
Mr Steven Erlanger
Chief Diplomatic Correspondent in Europe, New York Times
Mr Nicholas Ferguson CBE
Chairman, Savills plc
Ms Stephanie Flanders
Senior Executive Editor for Economics and Head of Bloomberg Economics, Bloomberg LP
Mrs Marjorie Neasham Glasgow BEM
CEO, Ridge Clean Energy. President, The Glasgow Foundation
His Excellency the Honorable Ralph Goodale PC
High Commissioner for Canada in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations
Mr Daniel Higgins
Founding Partner & Chief Investment Officer, Marylebone Partners
The Rt Hon Lord Hill of Oareford CBE
Mr Phil Hogan
Executive Advisor
Ms Suzanne Ferlic Johnson
Senior Advisor to the United Nations Global Compact
Sir Julian King GCMG KCVO
Specialist Partner, Flint Global
Mr James Landale
Diplomatic Correspondent, BBC
Ms Tara L. Lemméy
CEO and Founder, LENS Ventures
Ms Anja Manuel
Principal, Rice Hadley Gates & Manuel, LLC.
Mr Jamie P. Merisotis
President and CEO, Lumina Foundation
Mr David Morrison
Chairman, Record plc
Mr Rajay Naik
Chief Executive Officer, Skilled Education; Chairman, UK Commission on Lifelong Learning
Dame Karen Pierce DCMG
Chair of The Ditchley Foundation and UK Special Envoy to the Western Balkans
Ms Emma Reynolds
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Dr. Norbert Röttgen MdB
Member of the German Bundestag, and of the Foreign Affairs Committee
Mr Roland Rudd
Chairman, FGS Global
Marquess of Salisbury KG KCVO PC DL
Chancellor of the University of Hertfordshire
Dr Tony Sewell CBE (LLD)
Founder and Director, Generating Genius
Mr Jeremy Shapiro
Director of Research, European Council on Foreign Relations (2015-)
The Hon. Rupert Soames OBE
Formerly President, CBI; Chair, Smith & Nephew
Elisabeth (Lady) Stheeman
Chair, Edinburgh Investment Trust plc; NED M&G plc, Deloitte LLP, WP Carey Inc.
Mr Michael Tang
Chairman, Tang Industries
Mr Bobby Vedral
Partner, Toscafunds
Dr Dawn Wright
Chief Scientist, Environmental Systems Research Institute (aka Esri)
The Hon. Robert Wills
Founder & Managing Partner, Collective Capital
Governors play a vital role in the Ditchley network, providing informal advice and support to the Foundation, in addition to connections to policymakers and thought leaders.
With wide experience at the highest levels of government, business and academia, our governors underpin Ditchley's independence. We are not tied to the agenda of any government, political party or commercial interest.
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