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Register of interests

Birkbeck publishes a register of interests for its senior staff and governors in the interests of transparency.

Governors

Vice-Chancellor

  • Sally Wheeler: None

Deputy Vice-Chancellor

  • Matthew Innes: None

Chair and Deputy Chair of Governors

  • Andrew Cahn
    • Institute for Government (Trustee - current)
    • Gatsby Charitable Foundation (Trustee - current)
    • Arvon Foundation (Trustee)
    • WWF UK (Chair)
    • WWF International (Trustee)
  • Simon Davis
    • Access to Justice Foundation (Trustee- current)
    • The Royal College of Surgeons of England (Trustee - current)

Academic Board Governors

  • Anthony Bale
    • British Shalom Salaam Trust (Trustee)
  • Pam Yeow: None

Academic Staff Governors

  • Imke Henkel: None
  • Sarah Marks: None

Staff Governor

  • Wendy James (Admissions and Student Records Manager): None

Independent Governors

  • Nana Banton
    • ACS Investment Holdings Ltd (Director and Shareholder - current)
    • NB Development Solutions Ltd (Director and Shareholder - current)
  • Gillian Broadley:
    • Battersea Choral Society (Treasurer - current)
  • Andrew Kemp
    • Godstowe Preparatory School (Chair of Governors)
    • Society for Relief of Distress (Independent Examiner - current)
    • The Berkeley Group Holdings plc (Director and Shareholder)
    • Irwin Mitchell Holdings Limited (Director)
  • Cynthia Leslie
    • Gardeners' Royal Benevolent Society (Non-executive Director - current)
    • Worshipful Company of Gardeners of London Charity (Non-Executive Director – current)
    • Surrey Hills International Music Festival (Non-executive Director - current)
    • Royal College of Psychiatrists (Non-executive Director - current)
  • Rachel Neaman: None
  • Daniel Peltz
    • London Freeholds plc (Chief Executive and Managing Director - current)
    • The Warburg Renaissance Steering Group (Chair - current)
    • King's College Philanthropic Advisory Council (Member – current)
    • Music in Secondary Schools Trust (Trustee - current)
    • MCCF (Trustee - current)
    • Tutoring to Thrive (Trustee - current)
    • Warburg Institute's Charitable Trust (Trustee - current) 
    • The National Gallery Foundation Trust (Trustee - current)
    • MCC Arts and Library Committee (Member - current)
    • The Foundation of Jewish Heritage (Trustee - current)
    • Anna Freud Centre (Trustee, Treasurer, Chair of Finance Committee - current)
    • Israel Institute of Technology (Governor - current)
    • Education Panel for the Wolfson Foundation (Member - current)
  • Duncan Sankey: None
  • Andreas Utermann
    • Utermann Charitable Trust (Trustee - current)
    • FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign (Trustee - current)
    • North London Collegiate School (Trustee - current)

Student members

  • Ellie Rivera: None
  • William Sarenden
    • Birkbeck University Students' Union (Chair - current)

Alumnus Governor

  • Odessa Hamilton
    • Trinity Church, Harrow (Trustee)
    • Biobehavioural Consulting (Proprietorship - current)

External member

  • Sam Christian
    • Dauntsey's School (Trustee - current)
  • Alistair King
    • Common Earth (Trustee – current)
    • British Liver Trust (Trustee – current)
    • City Music Foundation (Trustee)
    • Metropolitan Drinking Fountain Association (Trustee – current)
    • Samuel Wilson Loan Trust (Trustee – current)
    • Morden College (Trustee – current)
    • Breast Cancer Haven (Trustee)
    • Royal Regiment of Scotland (Current)
    • Naisbitt King Asset Management Ltd/Naisbitt King Ltd (Founder and Chair)
    • Rose Capital Ltd (Chair)
    • Talbol Capital Ltd (Non-Executive Chair)
    • Institute of Directors (Chair)
  • Peter Zinkin
    • United Synagogue (Vice-President - current)
    • Kosher School Meals (Trustee - current)

Internal staff members

  • Robert Atkinson (Director of Library Services): None
  • Katharine Bock (Deputy College Secretary, Governance): None
  • Rick Cooper (Executive Dean, Faculty of Science): None
  • Matthew Davies (Executive Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences)
    • Historic Towns Trust (Trustee - current)
    • The London Journal Trust (Secretary/Treasurer - current)
    • Wallingford School (Merchant Taylors' Oxfordshire Academy Trust) (Governor - current)
  • Lynn Grimes (Director of Marketing and External Relations)
    • E Ivor Hughes Educational Foundation (Trustee - current)
  • Keith Harrison (College Secretary): None
  • Eileen Harvey (Director of Human Resources): None
  • Nick Head (Director of Planning): None
  • Diane Houston (Pro Vice-Chancellor Education)
    • Group Performance Ltd (Director and Shareholder)
  • Kevin Ibeh(Pro Vice-Chancellor, International)
    • Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, UK (Commissioner)
    • Oaklands College Corporate (Corporation Member/Governor)
    • European International Business Academy Board, Belgium (UK Representative)
    • British Council Higher Education Sector Group (Member)
    • University of Warwick Africa Hub (Advisory Board Member)
  • Joanne Leal (Pro Vice-Chancellor, Academic Projects): None
  • Justin Lynas (Director of Registry Operations): None
  • Eleanor Mongey (Director of Student Services)
    • British Psychotherapy Foundation (Trustee – current)
    • British Psychanalytic Council (Member)
    • British Psychotherapy Foundation (Member)
  • Megan Reeves (Deputy College Secretary, Operations): None
  • James G Smith (Chief Information Officer)
    • UCISA - Universities and Colleges Information Systems Association (Trustee - current)
  • Julian Swann (Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research): None
  • Geoff Walters (Executive Dean, Faculty of Business and Law)
    • Everton in the Community (Trustee – current)
  • Keith Willett (Director of Finance): None
  • Daniel Xuereb (Director of Estates): None

Data about the interests of the spouses of Governors and senior staff, and the paid/unpaid nature of nominated interest roles, is available on request from the .